key articles
Cranberries show little effect in preventing UTI
Thursday, 18 October 2012- Cranberry products were no more effective at preventing urinary tract infections (UTIs) than a range of other treatments in most populations, a systematic review found.
An updated Cochrane Library...
Filed by: JV
Multidrug resistant pathogens causing HAUTI, less common in district than university hospitals
Wednesday, 14 March 2012- Multidrug resistant (MDR) isolates complicate the management of hospital acquired urinary tract infections (HAUTI). Recent studies showed that MDR pathogens are more common in teaching hospitals than...
Posted by: JV
Anti-microbial peptide beta-defensin 2 protects against attack by flagellated e. coli in human urothelium
Tuesday, 13 March 2012- In health, the urinary tract is kept sterile by mechanical factors and innate mechanisms including synthesis of cationic antimicrobial peptides (AMP) following activation of cell membrane-bound Toll-like...
Filed by: JV
ESIU alert: pan-resistant bacteria in urinary tract infections
Wednesday, 7 December 2010 - Recently the emergence of pan-resistant bacterial pathogens was published in The Lancet Infectious Disease, online August 11, 2010. In this study 107 enterobacteria isolates from UK, India and...
By Profs. F. M.E. Wagenlehner and T. E. Bjerklund-Johansen
Prospective study of urinary tract infection surveillance after kidney transplantation
Monday, 23 August 2010- Urinary tract infection (UTI) remains one of the main complications after kidney transplantation and it has serious consequences. R. Rivera and colleagues conducted a prospective study of urinary tract...
Edited by: JV
A positive link between prostate cancer and HPV infection
Monday, 28 June 2010- Several viruses with known oncogenic potential infect prostate tissue, among these are the polyomaviruses BKV, JCV, and SV40; human papillomaviruses (HPVs), and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infections....
Edited by: JV
Experts say identifying molecular targets of biofilm bacteria is crucial
Sunday, 18 April 2010- Experts speaking at the meeting of the EAU Section of Infections in Urology (ESUI) warned yesterday of the role of biofilms in urological infections and antibiotic resistance. The meeting, which...
By Joel Vega
ESIU presents new UTI classification, warns of resistant infections
Saturday, 17 April 2010- At the meeting of the EAU Section of Infections in Urology (ESUI) on the second day of the 25th Anniversary EAU Congress held in Barcelona, Spain, experts from across Europe...
By Joel Vega
US study: genital herpes virus reactivates widely throughout genital tract
Tuesday, 26 January 2010- Genital herpes caused by a reactivation of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is generally treated as a lesion in one specific area of the genital region. A new study, however, finds that the virus can...
Edited by: ES
Drug-resistant E. coli called significant threat in UTI treatments
Thursday, 31 December 2009- First-line use of carbapenem antibiotics for urinary tract infections may become necessary if the spread of drug-resistant E. coli continues, according to a prominent infectious disease expert in...
Edited by: JV
