[Recurrent urinary tract infection].

Recurrent urinary tract infection involves mainly women and exhibits an ecological as well as economical risk. 4% of all urinary tract infection are recurrent and usually secondary to general or local abnormalities. A multidisciplinary medical and surgical team (urology, nephrology, bacteriology, infectious disease) best performs diagnosis and treatment as well as rules out reversible etiology.

[Urinary tract infections in adults].

Urinary tract infections in adults are frequent and can induce several septic situations. Their economic cost (drugs, microbiologic samples, consultations and/or hospitalizations and stop working) and ecologic cost (second reasons of antibiotic prescription in winter and first in the rest of the year) are important. A better respect of recommendations can improve the outcome of this different infections and decrease their cost.

Epidemiology and control of antibiotic resistance in the intensive care unit.

Purpose Of Review: Resistance to antibiotics is very high in the intensive care units of many countries, although there are several exceptions. Some infections are becoming extremely difficult to treat. The risk of cross-transmission of those strains is very high.

Fatal septic shock caused by Corynebacterium D2.

Background: Septic shock remains one of the leading causes of mortality in critically ill patients. Optimal management depends on prompt diagnosis with identification of the causative organisms to allow appropriate antibiotic therapy.

Patient: We report the first case of septic shock caused by Corynebacterium D2, a micro-organism that can cause encrusted cystitis and pyelitis of transplanted kidneys or, more rarely, native kidneys.