Apr 12, 2021

Long-term use of urethral catheters is associated with high risk of urinary tract infection (UTI) and blockage. Microbial biofilms are a common cause of catheter blockage, reducing their lifetime and ...

Apr 12, 2021

This study aims to compare oncologic and functional outcomes after radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) and segmental ureterectomy (SU) in patients with upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). We...

Apr 08, 2021

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence, risk factors, and effects of primary nocturnal enuresis (PNE) on physical and mental health in young adults in mainland China.An anonymous questionnaire...

Apr 08, 2021

Controlling antimicrobial resistance in health care is a public health priority, although data describing antimicrobial use in US nursing homes are limited.To measure the prevalence of antimicrobial u...

Apr 05, 2021

Lynch syndrome (LS) is associated with increased risks of various gastrointestinal, gynecologic, genitourinary, and other cancers. Many clinical practice guidelines recommend that LS carriers' screeni...

Apr 01, 2021

The biofouling of ureteral stents and subsequent urinary tract infections mainly come from the adsorption and adhesion of proteins and microorganisms and their ensuing proliferation. Although general ...

Mar 29, 2021

The main objective of this open, prospective, multicentre, observational study is to investigate the relapse rate and tolerability of lactic acid gels in adult female patients with recurrent urinary t...

Mar 29, 2021

The nonclinical branch of regulatory pharmacology has traditionally relied on the sensitivity and specificity of regulatorily recommended bioassays. Nonetheless, any predictive testing (e.g., safety p...

Mar 25, 2021

Urinary tract infection is a common cause of paediatric morbidity. However, there is no consensus on the default method for urine culture collection in children. This study aimed to examine the contam...

Mar 25, 2021

A duplicated collecting system is the most common birth defect related to the urinary tract and is more common in women. Approximately 0.7% of the healthy adult population and 2-4% of patients with ur...

Mar 22, 2021

To assess the feasibility and operative outcomes of RARP following colo-rectal surgery. A prospective database of patients undergoing RARP is maintained at our Institution since January 2015. We revie...

Mar 18, 2021

We aimed to perform a meta-analysis to determine whether antibiotic prophylaxis reduces the incidence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) after urodynamic studies (UDS).We conducted a systematic search...

Mar 18, 2021

To explore the damage of the intestinal mucosal barrier of septic rats by the activation of NOD-like receptor family, pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasomes and the role of Ulinastatin (UTI) ...

Mar 18, 2021

Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) cause a wide range of clinical diseases such as bacteremia and urinary tract infections. The increase of multidrug resistant ExPEC strains is becomi...

Mar 15, 2021

Sacral neuromodulation (SNM) has been used in carefully selected patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunctions (nLUTD) for over two decades.The aim of the current work was to perform a sys...

Mar 11, 2021

The interaction between a bacteriophage and its host is mediated by the phage's receptor binding protein (RBP). Despite its fundamental role in governing phage activity and host range, molecular rules...

Mar 08, 2021

One way to provide performance feedback to hospitalists is through the use of dashboards, which deliver data based on agreed-upon standards. Despite the growing trend on feedback performance on qualit...

Mar 08, 2021

Online survey distributed to healthcare professionals (HCPs) involved in care of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD).Identify and bring awareness ...

Mar 04, 2021

Bladder cancer with an incidence of 15 cases per 100,000 persons in the global population is the most common tumor of the urinary tract. Imaging techniques, cytoscopy, and cytology are not sufficientl...

Mar 04, 2021

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small membrane-bound particles released into extracellular space by almost all cell types, and found in body fluids like blood, urine, and saliva. Mounting evidence ha...