The American Urological Association Symptom Index for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.

A symptom index for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) was developed and validated by a multidisciplinary measurement committee of the American Urological Association (AUA). Validation studies were conducted involving a total of 210 BPH patients and 108 control subjects. The final AUA symptom index includes 7 questions covering frequency, nocturia, weak urinary stream, hesitancy, intermittence, incomplete emptying and urgency.

Pyelonephritis and associated infections of the urinary tract.

From the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Harbor General Hospital, Veterans Administration Center, and University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles. This is the edited transcription of the regular teaching conferences in Infectious Diseases held weekly at the Harbor General Hospital, Torrance.