Bacteria collection sheds light on urinary tract infections
Food of animal origin, contaminated with E.coli, can lead to urinary tract infections in women, according to a team of bacteriologists. Senior author, Dr. Lee W. Riley, Uni...PCR emerging as a promising technique for Diagnosing Urinary Tuberculosis
Urinary Tuberculosis is often difficult to diagnose and many a times the diagnosis is made by exclusion. Urine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is emerging as a promising technique for early diagnosis of Urinary Tuberculosis. The technique involves detection of bacteria by facilitating rapid amplification of small amounts of a genome sequence, Dr Narmada P Gupta told the Millennium International...The issue of urinary incontinence
The widespread use of disposable incontinence pads has promoted a marked reduction in the use of indwelling catheters. Professor James Malone-Lee of University College,London said that if you walked into a geriatric ward or nursing home in the 1985's,// you would have been struck repelled even by the smell. Urinary incontinence is common among the very old, but it has not been a popular subject f...A better test than cytology for Urinary Malignancy
A new method has been found for detecting upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma by a team of researchers working Kingston, Ontario, Canada. This method checks for fibrinogen/fibrin degradation products. It appears to be more effective and accurate when compared to standard urinary cytology. The Researchers compared the efficacy of two types of rapid urine tests with urine cytology in es...Once-Daily Cipro(R) XR for Treating Complicated Urinary Tract Infections
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are often caused by bacteria and are frequently treated with antibiotics, such as fluoroquinolones. Fluoroquinolones have been recommended empirical therapy for treatment of complicated UTIs. Research indicates that Ciprofloxacin has high activity against E. coli that causes the majority of these infections. This new extended release formulation of ciprofloxacin may...Urinary Incontinence May Be Hereditary
Researchers say women whose mothers suffer from urinary incontinence were about 1.3-times more likely to suffer from it and when // mothers reported severe symptoms, daughters were nearly two-times more likely to report urinary incontinence. If an older sister suffered from the condition, younger sisters were 1.6-times more likely to have it. For the study daughters, sisters and granddau...Single J Urinary Diversion Specialty Stent Kit - Silicone
Description:Whether you prefer silicone or Silitek, ACMI Single J Urinary Diversion Specialty Stents help promote healing after surgery. Following cystectomy, the Single J guards against anastomotic stricture, supports the ileal intestinal anastomosis, and assists in the prevention of postoperative leakage. Following ureteroscopy, the Single J helps prevent ureteral strictures, promotes rapid healing, and ma...Single J Urinary Diversion Specialty Stent Kit - Silitek
Description:Whether you prefer silicone or Silitek, ACMI Single J Urinary Diversion Specialty Stents help promote healing after surgery. Following cystectomy, the Single J guards against anastomotic stricture, supports the ileal intestinal anastomosis, and assists in the prevention of postoperative leakage. Following ureteroscopy, the Single J helps prevent ureteral strictures, promotes rapid healing, and ma...InterStim Therapy -- Sacral Nerve Stimulation (SNS) for Urinary Control
Description:InterStim Therapy for Urinary Control offers a revolutionary approach to managing urinary retention and the symptoms of overactive bladder, including urinary urge incontinence and significant symptoms of urgency-frequency alone or in combination in patients who have failed or could not tolerate more conservative treatments. Medtronic developed InterStim Therapy using more than 13 years of exper...Legionella Urinary Antigen ELISA
Description:The Urine Legionella Antigen ELISA kit detects the presence of Legionella pneumophila serogroup1 antigen in urine....Antibiotics Don't Prevent Future Urinary Tract Infections, May Cause Resistance in Future Infections
PHILADELPHIA, July 10, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After afirst childhood urinary tract infection (UTI), daily antibioticsmay not prevent another such infection, and may actually increasethe risk that the next urinary tract infection is caused byresistant bacteria, according to a new study in the July 11 issueof the Journal of the American Medical Association. In the first larg...