UTIs

A new and alarming fungal pathogen, Candida auris (C. auris), is catalyzing a global crisis across long-term care facilities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced C. auris to...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) have been linked to dementia and delirium. The more aware people are about symptoms, the more they may be able to prevent these infections, according to a story out Thursday...

The Food and Drug Administration is speeding up the review process for an antibiotic combination that’s used to treat complicated urinary tract infections, or cUTIs.

The fifth time I told my story of why I was here, I wondered if I needed to change it to make it more interesting. Except I was in the emergency department and needed to be seen by someone.  Next...

The pathogens that cause catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are more likely to resist antibiotic treatment than the organisms that cause non-CAUTIs, investigators have concluded.

The results emphasize the need for urine sampling and culturing before treating catheter-associated UTIs, and the importance of considering therapeutic alternatives, investigators say.

A multifactorial training program for health professionals is capable of halving the use of antibiotics against urinary tract infections (UTIs) while maintaining patient safety, according to a study published...

Seven to 10 days of antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infection is an effective duration for preventing recurrence, a new study finds.

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A new oral antibiotic that targets the common causes of urinary tract infections has proven highly successful in clinical trials.