Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are such a pain—literally. Flare-ups are marked by discomfort, pelvic pressure and an ...

Having urinary tract infection (UTI) symptoms after antibiotics may mean the antibiotics were not taken properly, you have an antibiotic-resistant strain, a different antibiotic was needed, or you ...

UTIs are caused when bacteria enter the urethra and affect the bladder or kidneys. Since bacteria cause UTIs, certain antibiotics may be used to treat the condition. While you can't fully resolve a ...

He or she will typically perform a urine culture and prescribe a course of antibiotics to treat the UTI. Once the infection ...

Four tests that could allow people with urinary tract infections to receive the correct course of antibiotics more quickly are on course to be used by NHS hospitals, provided further research ...

Online supplemental table 3 shows the cohort sizes used within the model for each UTI type (uncomplicated, complicated intravenous, complicated oral), age group (16–64, 65–100) and sex (male and ...

A simple urine test can diagnose UTIs, and they’re treated with antibiotics. The type, dose, and length of your urinary tract infection treatment depends on what’s causing the infection and your ...

Traditional UTI diagnostic tests, known as antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST), uses a one-size-fits-all approach to determine which antibiotics are most effective against a specific bacterial ...

The multiplex panel tests are more sensitive and can identify multiple pathogens and some antibiotic-resistance genes. But UTI multiplex testing costs about 70 times higher than urine cultures ...

Antibiotic-resistant infections are becoming a growing problem for health care professionals. An ASU researcher has been developing a test for urinary tract infections that could help against the ...