Although urinary tract infections (UTIs) are typically minor—albeit painful—health issues for most people, they can pose ...

Patients older than 65 years who have urinary tract infections (UTIs) are at increased risk for sepsis and death within 60 days from UTI if not treated with immediate antibiotic therapy. Those older ...

BOSTON—Clinicians may want to rethink the antibiotics they prescribe for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) urinary tract infections (UTIs). A new retrospective study presented at the 50 th ...

However, for older adults, especially those living with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia, a UTI can become much ...

Given the complexity of the microbiologic flora and the overwhelming possibility of multiple drug resistance, a severe infection should be treated aggressively with broad-spectrum antimicrobials. If ...

Updated consensus recommendations provide strategies for preventing both catheter-associated and noncatheter-associated UTIs.

The use of off-label multiplex molecular testing for UTIs in older adults has soared, with the biggest rise occurring in claims for nursing home residents, Medicare data reveals. That’s despite a lack ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Pivya (pivmecillinam) for the treatment of female patients 18 years of age and older with uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by ...

Claims for unregulated rapid molecular diagnostic tests for urinary tract infections (UTIs) in older adults have soared 60-fold from 2016 to 2023, according to Medicare data. The rise was most ...

Patients with diabetes, obesity, rheumatoid arthritis, or coronary artery disease have a higher risk of UTIs post-spinal fusion for deformities. The study focused on posterior fusion procedures, ...