A simple change to St. Louis-based Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s electronic ordering system helped cut the number of unnecessary urine culture tests ordered for suspected urinary tract infections nearly in ...

Urinary tract infections are the most common type of healthcare-associated infection in the U.S. For hospitals looking to combat UTIs, a recent study published in the American Journal of Infection ...

IDSA recommends shorter antibiotic courses for adults with cUTIs who show clinical improvement on effective therapy.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The overall rate of hospital-onset bacteremia and fungemia that was likely secondary to HOUTI was 3.7%.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Expanding beyond UTI vs. not UTI diagnostic guidelines may improve treatment and antimicrobial stewardship.

The first new antibiotic for UTIs in nearly 30 years has been approved by regulators. Gepotidacin, also known as Blujepa, is “first-in-its-class”, which means it uses a unique mechanism to treat UTIs, ...

Winter often triggers recurrent UTIs in women. Here's why cold weather, dehydration, delayed urination and reduced immunity ...

Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) can be prevented for up to nine years in more than half of people given an oral spray-based vaccine and is a potential alternative to antibiotic treatments, ...

A UTI occurs when bacteria enters the urinary tract. Symptoms of a UTI can include a frequent urge to urinate, a burning sensation when urinating, and urine that is foul smelling, cloudy, or contains ...