A generally healthy 63-year-old man in the New England area went to the hospital with a fever, cough, and vision problems in his right eye. His doctors eventually determined that a dreaded ...

Urinary health differs significantly between men and women due to anatomy, hormones, ageing, and daily habits. Women are more ...

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

Drug-induced fever can complicate antibiotic treatment and lead to unnecessary testing when cultures are negative, and ...

Distressed by constant infections and high costs, some women turn to a home remedy. But gynaecologists explain why it misses ...

New options for testing and treating some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are becoming available.

A research team says their findings could help tackle soaring antibiotic-resistant infections that cause urinary tract ...

One of the most common signs of a UTI is experiencing a burning sensation while urinating. This sensation is known as dysuria, which is considered a hallmark sign of a UTI. This can also arise due to ...

A study published in the journal mBio on Thursday revealed that nearly 1 in 5 UTIs detected among a cohort of Southern California patients were most likely caused by the consumption of turkey, beef, ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) represent a pervasive challenge in modern medicine, functioning as one of the most common reasons for outpatient antibiotic prescription. While the urinary system is ...

Gaffin is an infectious disease physician in New Jersey. Recently, a former patient contacted me about his wife. “She had a recent stroke which has caused cognitive decline along with slow-growing ...

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a method for diagnosing urinary tract infections that significantly accelerates antibiotic resistance testing in urine. Because ...