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Urolithiasis
December 2024
Department of Urology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK.
Purpose: To compare stone clearance and complications between a 'wide' (9 × 50 mm) and 'narrow' shockwave focus (6 × 28 mm) when undertaking shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) in patients with renal or ureteric stones.
Methods: Data from patients undergoing SWL using the dual focus Storz Modulith SLX-F2 lithotripter at a single centre were prospectively collected between February 2018 and September 2020. Patients were matched by stone size, location, and number of treatments.
Medicine (Baltimore)
December 2024
Jingxing County Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China.
This retrospective study evaluates the clinical efficacy of combined electroacupuncture and moxibustion for the treatment of neurogenic bladder in patients with spinal cord injury. Ninety patients with neurogenic bladder after spinal cord injury who were admitted to the hospital between January 2021 and August 2023 were included. The patients were divided into the study and control groups (n = 45 each) using a random number table method.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPediatr Infect Dis J
January 2025
From the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev-Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark.
We investigated the potential role of pivmecillinam in the treatment of urinary tract infections in children. Among 351 children (0-6 years) with urinary tract infections, 83% could be treated with pivmecillinam following urine culture. Resistance was highest in infants (0-3 months) caused by the high prevalence of Enterococcus faecalis.
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November 2024
Urology, Division of Clinical Surgical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine, TTO.
Chronic bacterial prostatitis is generally difficult to treat. It may involve multiple courses of antibiotics and may be difficult to eradicate with high rates of recurrence. We present the case of a 33-year-old male patient with a previous history of renal tract calculi, stent insertions, and perinephric abscess with percutaneous drainage, which then led to a right nephrectomy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMC Pediatr
December 2024
School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Background: Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) and urinary tract infections (UTIs) are significant clinical concerns in children. Children who have UTIs are also at risk of developing long-term complications, notably kidney disease and scarring UTIs. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of urinary tract infection and its determinants among under-five children with congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract in Addis Ababa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm Fam Physician
December 2024
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.
Acute abdominal pain in children is a common presentation in the clinic and emergency department settings and accounts for up to 10% of childhood emergency department visits. Determining the appropriate disposition of abdominal pain in children can be challenging. The differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain, including gastroenteritis, constipation, urinary tract infection, acute appendicitis, tubo-ovarian abscess, testicular torsion, and volvulus, and the diagnostic approach vary by age.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
December 2024
Balikesir University, Medical Faculty, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Department, Balikesir, Turkey.
Candida glabrata is a yeast which incidence has increased in recent years and usually causes urogenital and bloodstream infections. Its resistance to fluconazole hinders C. glabrata infections treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEinstein (Sao Paulo)
December 2024
Department of Medicine, Universidade de Taubaté, Taubaté, SP, Brazil.
A nephropulmonary fistula is a rare complication of a non-functioning kidney, associated with a history of infection. Medical literature describes it as an adult disease in the pre-antibiotic era, and nowadays, is a rare complication. This study reports the case of a patient with nephrolithiasis who developed a nephropulmonary fistula resulting in the migration of renal coralliform stones to the lung parenchyma.
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December 2024
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Objective: To evaluate the risk factors for healthcare-related infections during the COVID-19 pandemic in intensive care units, to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection, Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection, and ventilator-associated pneumonia, and to describe healthcare-associated infections in the waves of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: This nested case-control study was conducted in a 137-bed adult medical/surgical intensive care unit at a private hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, between January 11, 2019, and May 21, 2022. Case patients were identified using the Nosocomial Infection Control Committee database and control patients were identified using the intensive care unit's EPIMED system.
SAGE Open Med
December 2024
Branch of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq.
Background: species are widely distributed in nature and found in various human body sites.
Objectives: To determine the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of species isolated from different clinical samples.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 clinical specimens from conveniently sampled patients seeking healthcare at two health facilities in sulaimani / Iraq.
BMC Infect Dis
December 2024
Department of Hepatology, Tianjin Second People's Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Background: Hepatitis B virus related compensated cirrhosis generally has a favorable prognosis until decompensation occurs. Bacterial infections are prevalent in Hepatitis B virus related decompensated cirrhosis.Bacterial infection and decompensated hepatitis B cirrhosis are mutually reinforcing.
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December 2024
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, 580 Swanston Street, Carlton, Melbourne, VIC, 3053, Australia.
Background: A significant proportion of individuals with symptoms of sexually transmitted infection (STI) delay or avoid seeking healthcare, and digital diagnostic tools may prompt them to seek healthcare earlier. Unfortunately, none of the currently available tools fully mimic clinical assessment or cover a wide range of STIs.
Methods: We prospectively invited attendees presenting with STI-related symptoms at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre to answer gender-specific questionnaires covering the symptoms of 12 common STIs using a computer-assisted self-interviewing system between 2015 and 2018.
J Infect Dev Ctries
November 2024
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban
December 2024
Department of Urology, Peking University People' s Hospital, The Institute of Applied Lithotripsy Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100044, China.
Objective: To assess health related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with kidney stones and to predict risk factors for reduced HRQOL in the patients by the Chinese version of Wisconsin stone quality of life questionnaire (C-WISQOL).
Methods: The patients with renal stones admitted to Peking University People ' s Hospital from July 2020 to June 2021 were prospectively enrolled. The inclusion criteria included the patients with renal stones aged 18-80 years and sufficient Chinese language foundation, and the exclusion criteria included the patients with internal ureteral stents, malignant tumors, sepsis, .
Clin Diabetes Endocrinol
December 2024
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Mumbai, India.
Aims: The ICMR INDIAB-17 study revealed a diabetes prevalence of 11.4% in India, emphasizing the need for effective treatment for glycemic control. A Phase IV study was conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) of Remogliflozin, Metformin and Vildagliptin (RMV) in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) patients uncontrolled on Metformin plus SGLT2 inhibitor or Metformin plus DPP4 inhibitor dual therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFActa Microbiol Immunol Hung
December 2024
1Department of Clinical Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis, University Hospital of Heraklion, 71500 Crete, Greece.
Aerococcus urinae is an uncommon uropathogen that mainly affect the elderly with predisposing conditions. Aim of the present study was to investigate the clinical and microbiological characteristics of patients with urinary tract infections (UTIs) by A. urinae and determine the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the isolates, over the last 3 years at our institution.
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November 2024
Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar de Trás-Os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, PRT.
Spontaneous subcapsular renal hematoma is a rare condition defined as spontaneous hemorrhage confined to the subcapsular and/or perirenal space. Its etiology can vary, ranging from renal tumors to vascular diseases, renal cysts, or infections. Here, we report the case of a 54-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with a two-day history of abdominal pain and fever.
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November 2024
Internal Medicine, Cape Coral Hospital, Fort Myers, USA.
is an opportunistic, multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacterium often affecting patients with significant comorbidities. This case report examines the hospital course of a 75-year-old male with a history of atrial fibrillation and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), who presented with compromised respiratory status and recurrent infections, highlighting the complexities of clinical management in the setting of multidrug-resistant HFpEF organisms and postoperative complications. The patient was admitted following an episode of ventricular tachycardia and acute respiratory failure, requiring rapid airway management and intensive clinical intervention.
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November 2024
Internal Medicine, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Ave, Guimarães, PRT.
Emphysematous cystitis (EC) is a rare, life-threatening urinary tract infection (UTI) characterized by gas formation within the bladder wall and lumen. It predominantly occurs in patients with poorly controlled diabetes. We present a case of a 61-year-old male with poorly controlled diabetes and chronic alcoholism who was admitted in a comatose state due to severe septic shock secondary to EC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIndian J Endocrinol Metab
March 2024
Department of Endocrinology, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
Background: Empagliflozin is a relatively newer glucose-lowering drug (GLD) with many extra-glycemic benefits. To date, no study has evaluated the efficacy and safety of empagliflozin in Bangladeshi patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Objectives: To assess the efficacy and safety of empagliflozin as an add-on to ongoing GLDs in Bangladeshi adults with uncontrolled T2DM.
J Assoc Physicians India
December 2024
Associate Professor, Central Research Services and Department of Community Medicine, Pramukhswami Medical College, Shree Krishna Hospital, Bhaikaka University, Karamsad, Gujarat, India.
Background: The local antibiogram is essential to prevent the development of multidrug-resistant organisms. The aim of the study was to find out the synchronization of empirical antibiotics with the sensitivity pattern of the urine culture report and to study the differences in the organisms and sensitivity patterns in urinary tract infection (UTI) with and without other comorbidities.
Materials And Methods: UTI, diagnosed by a positive urine culture report of 300 consecutive patients above the age of 18, was studied retrospectively.
BMJ Open
December 2024
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Objectives: To assess the real-world effectiveness and safety of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and heart failure (HF) and to evaluate the associated risks of adverse events.
Design: A retrospective cohort study using propensity score analysis to control confounding variables.
Setting: Data were collected from the electronic health records of two large tertiary care hospitals in Thailand over a 12-year period (2010-2022).
Ann Parasitol
December 2024
Department of General Biology and Parasitology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
A parasitological examination of urine from a patient from Cameroon was performed. The eggs of Schistosoma haematobium were observed. Most of the eggs were viable and contained miracidia; these were subjected to observation.
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December 2024
Department of Gastrocolorectal Surgery, General Surgery Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, No. 1 Xinmin Street, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.
Background: Intermittent urethral catheter clamping is widely used to reduce secondary catheterization in patients after proctectomy; however, its effectiveness is unclear.
Materials And Methods: This study investigated the effects of intermittent catheter clamping combined with active urination training (ICCAUT) on postoperative urinary dysfunction in patients after proctectomy. This retrospective cohort study analyzed data on patients who underwent laparoscopic/robotic-assisted proctectomy at a single medical center in China between July 2023 and January 2024.
Cureus
November 2024
Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Oujda, MAR.