R Orenstein, ES Wong - American Family Physician, 1999 - aafp.org Urinary tract infections remain a significant cause of morbidity in all age groups. Recent studies
have helped to better define the population groups at risk for these infections, as well as the most
cost-effective management strategies. Initially, a urinary tract infection should be ... Cited by 100 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
JR Johnson, WE Stamm - Infectious disease clinics of North America, 1987 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Acute urinary tract infections are a major health problem in adult women. This discussion presents
a practical approach to their diagnosis and treatment that incorporates recent research developments
and that is designed to minimize the cost and adverse effects of therapy while maintaining ... Cited by 87 - Related articles - All 2 versions
- ►nih.gov [PDF] M Pezzlo - Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 1988 - Am Soc Microbiol INTRODUCTION Infections of the urinary tract are second in frequency only to upper respiratory
infections. However, the requests for detection of bacteriuria far exceed those for detection of
respiratory pathogens. Most upper respiratory infections are only mildly symptomatic and ... Cited by 73 - Related articles - All 7 versions
S Israel, R Major, SR Lowenstein, JA Marx, J Koziol … - Annals of emergency …, 1991 - Elsevier To determine whether moderately to severely ill patients with acute pyelonephritis can be treated
successfully on an outpatient basis, and whether any aspect of history, physical
examination, or initial laboratory data predicts failure of outpatient therapy and the need ... Cited by 35 - Related articles - All 5 versions
JA Kellogg, JP Manzella, SN Shaffer, BB Schwartz - The American journal of …, 1987 - Elsevier The use of screens to detect “significant levels” of pathogenic microorganisms in urine specimens
offers the advantages of both rapidly reporting results and controlling costs. Many of these
screens, however, are insensitive at microbial counts below 10 5 colony-forming units ... Cited by 29 - Related articles - All 5 versions
JS Rodman - Nephron, 2000 - content.karger.com Struvite stones constitute only about 2-3% of the stones reaching the laboratory for analysis,
but the clinical problems they create including sepsis and even renal demise are greater than
with any other stone type. This article reviews the evidence that bacterial urease, usually ... Cited by 26 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
J Eisenstadt, JA Washington - Urinary tract infections: molecular …, 1996 - books.google.com 3 (1• EISENSTADT AND WASHINGTON may also occur in the upper urinary tract, causing pyelonephritis
or intrarenal ab- scess, or in associated glands and tissues, producing prostatitis,
epididymitis, or perirenal abscess. In voiding, urine must past through the distal urethra ... Cited by 24 - Related articles - All 2 versions
RN Blum, RA Wright - Journal of General Internal Medicine, 1992 - Springer SYMPTOMS OF URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS (UTIs) remain a common clinical problem, causing
an estimated 5 million physician visits annually. Causes for these symptoms may include bacterial
cystourethritis, pyelo- nephritis, and urethritis due to sexually transmitted pathogens such ... Cited by 21 - Related articles - All 3 versions
