Prognosis of urinary tract infections: predictive factors and role of Ramadan fasting.

Background: The role of Ramadan fasting (RF) as a predictive factor of urinary tract infection (UTI) recurrence was controversially discussed in the literature.

Aim: The present study aimed to identify the prognosis factors of recurrent UTIs.

Methods: Data were retrospectively collected from patients with UTI diagnosed at the infectious diseases department and its affiliated outpatient department in Hedi Chaker University Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia, between 2010 and 2017.

Performance of an Easy and Simple New Scoring Model in Predicting Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Community-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections.

Background: Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a growing global problem in bacterial community-acquired urinary tract infections (CUTIs). We aimed to propose an easy-to-use clinical prediction model to identify patients with MDR in CUTI.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study including 770 patients with documented CUTI diagnosed during 2010-2017.

A new combined predicting model using a non-invasive score for the assessment of liver fibrosis in patients presenting with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.

Objectives: Several non-invasive markers have recently been proposed to predict liver fibrosis without percutaneous liver biopsy (PLB). We aimed to evaluate the performance of non-invasive scores and to highlight the value of a new combined score in the prediction of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients.

Patients And Methods: We performed a retrospective study of patients presenting with CHB who underwent PLB between 2008 and 2016.