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Urinary Incontinence Urology

Bacterial infections adversely influence the risk of decompensation and survival in compensated cirrhosis.

Apr 29, 2021

Prognosis of compensated cirrhosis is good until decompensation. In decompensated cirrhosis, bacterial infections (BIs) are common and increase the risk of death. The incidence and prognostic implicat...

Trends, characteristics, and outcomes of placenta accreta spectrum: A national study in the United States.

Apr 26, 2021

Although an infrequent occurrence, the placenta can adhere abnormally to the gravid uterus leading to significantly high maternal morbidity and mortality during cesarean section (CS). Contemporary nat...

Daily inpatient ertapenem therapy can be an alternative to hospitalization for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Apr 19, 2021

Physicians hospitalize the patients with complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs) when they need intravenous antibiotics and outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is unavailable. Dail...

Low Rates of Urologic Side Effects Following COVID Vaccination: An Analysis of the FDA Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System.

Apr 19, 2021

To quantify and describe urologic adverse events and symptoms after vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.We queried the FDA Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)...

Screening for HPV and dysplasia in transgender patients: Do we need it?

Apr 12, 2021

Aim of this study was the evaluation of prevalence of HPV infection and resulting genital dysplasia to assess the necessity and reasonability of pap smears and HPV testing in transgender patients. HPV...

Biofilm reduction potential of 0.02% polyhexanide irrigation solution in several types of urethral catheters.

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 ...

Comparison of oncologic and functional outcomes between radical nephroureterectomy and segmental ureterectomy for upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma.

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...

Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Psychological Effects of Primary Nocturnal Enuresis in Chinese Young Adults.

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...

Antimicrobial Use in a Cohort of US Nursing Homes, 2017.

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...

Familial burden and other clinical factors associated with various types of cancer in individuals with Lynch syndrome.

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...

Biodegradable Anti-Biofilm Fiber-Membrane Ureteral Stent Constructed with a Robust Biomimetic Superhydrophilic Polycationic Hydration Surface Exhibiting Synergetic Antibacterial and Antiprotein Properties.

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 ...

Risks & Benefits of UTI Prophylaxis in Older Adults

Mar 31, 2021

Older patients have a higher risk of UTIs than younger patients, largely due to immunosenescence, but they are also more prone to the harms of antibiotic treatment, including adverse events, drug–dr...

Vaginal treatment with lactic acid gel delays relapses in recurrent urinary tract infections: results from an open, multicentre observational study.

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...

The numerical probability of carcinogenicity to humans of some pharmaceutical drugs: alkylating agents, topoisomerase inhibitors or poisons, and DNA intercalators.

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...

Contamination rates of different methods of urine culture collection in children: A retrospective cohort study.

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...

Concomitant laparoscopic and vaginal excision of duplicated collecting system.

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...

Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy following colo-rectal surgery: a user's guide.

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...

Prophylactic Antibiotics for Urinary Tract Infections after Urodynamic Studies: A Meta-Analysis.

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...

[Ulinastatin protects intestinal mucosal barrier by inhibiting the activation of intestinal NLRP3 inflammasomes in septic rats].

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) ...

The development and characterization of an E. coli O25B bioconjugate vaccine.

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...

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