A review on urinary tract infections diagnostic methods: Laboratory-based and point-of-care approaches

M Santos, M Mariz, I Tiago, J Martins, S Alarico… - … of Pharmaceutical and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infectious diseases worldwide.
This type of infections can be healthcare-associated or community-acquired and affects …

Surveillance of antibiotic resistance

AP Johnson - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Surveillance involves the collection and analysis of data for the detection and monitoring of
threats to public health. Surveillance should also inform as to the epidemiology of the threat …

Ibuprofen versus fosfomycin for uncomplicated urinary tract infection in women: randomised controlled trial

I Gágyor, J Bleidorn, MM Kochen, G Schmiemann… - bmj, 2015 - bmj.com
Study question Can treatment of the symptoms of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI)
with ibuprofen reduce the rate of antibiotic prescriptions without a significant increase in …

Identification of clinical and urine biomarkers for uncomplicated urinary tract infection using machine learning algorithms

AAH Gadalla, IM Friberg, A Kift-Morgan, J Zhang… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Women with uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) symptoms are commonly treated with
empirical antibiotics, resulting in overuse of antibiotics, which promotes antimicrobial …

[HTML][HTML] Uva-ursi extract and ibuprofen as alternative treatments for uncomplicated urinary tract infection in women (ATAFUTI): a factorial randomized trial

M Moore, J Trill, C Simpson, F Webley… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim was to investigate if offering symptomatic therapy (Uva-ursi or ibuprofen)
alongside a delayed prescription would relieve symptoms and reduce the consumption of …

3D microfluidic gradient generator for combination antimicrobial susceptibility testing

E Sweet, B Yang, J Chen, R Vickerman, Y Lin… - Microsystems & …, 2020 - nature.com
Microfluidic concentration gradient generators (µ-CGGs) have been utilized to identify
optimal drug compositions through antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) for the treatment …

Clinical effectiveness of point of care tests for diagnosing urinary tract infection: a systematic review

E Tomlinson, HE Jones, R James, C Cooper… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Point of care tests (POCT) have the potential to improve the urinary tract
infection (UTI) diagnostic pathway, as they can provide a diagnosis quickly in near-patient …

Occurrence and genomic characterization of clone ST1193 Clonotype 14-64 in uncomplicated urinary tract infections caused by Escherichia coli in Spain

I García-Meniño, P Lumbreras, L Lestón… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
We conducted a prospective, multicenter, specific pilot study on uncomplicated urinary tract
infections (uUTI). One-hundred non-duplicated uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) from …

Uva-ursi extract and ibuprofen as alternative treatments of adult female urinary tract infection (ATAFUTI): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

J Trill, C Simpson, F Webley, M Radford, L Stanton… - Trials, 2017 - Springer
Background Women with acute uncomplicated urine infection are usually treated with
antibiotics. One trial has demonstrated that delayed antibiotic treatment offered without …

Bacterial profile and extended spectrum beta lactamase screening of urinary tract infection among asymptomatic and symptomatic pregnant women attending …

M Getie, S Gebre-Selassie, Y Getu… - SAGE Open …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: The occurrence of extended spectrum beta lactamase-producing
uropathogens, especially in pregnant women can result in life-threatening condition and …