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Bacterial urinary tract infection

MedGen UID:
675826
•Concept ID:
C0729524
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Bacterial urinary infection
SNOMED CT: Bacterial UTI (urinary tract infection) (312124009); Bacterial urinary infection (312124009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005247

Definition

A bacterial infectious process affecting any part of the urinary tract, most commonly the bladder and the urethra. Symptoms include urinary urgency and frequency, burning sensation during urination, lower abdominal discomfort, and cloudy urine. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Candiduria in renal transplant recipients: incidence, clinical repercussion, and treatment indication.
Delgado J, Calvo N, Gomis A, Pérez-Flores I, Rodríguez A, Ridao N, Valero R, Sánchez-Fructuoso AI
Transplant Proc 2010 Oct;42(8):2944-6. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.08.019. PMID: 20970578
Diagnosis and management of BK polyomavirus interstitial nephritis in renal transplant recipients.
Howell DN, Smith SR, Butterly DW, Klassen PS, Krigman HR, Burchette JL Jr, Miller SE
Transplantation 1999 Nov 15;68(9):1279-88. doi: 10.1097/00007890-199911150-00011. PMID: 10573064
Ciprofloxacin in management of urinary tract infection.
Tolkoff-Rubin NE, Rubin RH
Urology 1988 Apr;31(4):359-67. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(88)90102-1. PMID: 3281368

Curated

UK NICE Guideline NG244, Urinary tract infection in under 16s: diagnosis and management, 2022

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Association of SGLT-2 inhibitors with bacterial urinary tract infection in type 2 diabetes.
Tanrıverdi M, Baştemir M, Demirbakan H, Ünalan A, Türkmen M, Tanrıverdi GÖ
BMC Endocr Disord 2023 Oct 3;23(1):211. doi: 10.1186/s12902-023-01464-6. PMID: 37789335Free PMC Article
Evaluation of Procalcitonin and Interleukin-6 as a Marker of Bacterial Urinary Tract Infection.
Darogha SN, Azeez SH, Abdullah ZG
Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2022 Jan 2;67(4):203-213. doi: 10.14715/cmb/2021.67.4.23. PMID: 35809286
Effects of Bacterial Urinary Tract Infection on Clinical Outcome and Survival of Kidney Transplant Patients.
Nascimento EHG, Nascimento E, Lasmar MF, Fabreti-Oliveira RA
Transplant Proc 2022 Jun;54(5):1262-1269. Epub 2022 Jun 30 doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2022.03.031. PMID: 35781159
DRUG-RELATED URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS.
Dobrek Ł
Wiad Lek 2021;74(7):1728-1736. PMID: 34459779
Renal transplantation and predisposition to opportunistic infections.
Dandamudi R, Smith J, Dharnidharka VR
Curr Opin Pediatr 2019 Apr;31(2):226-231. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000728. PMID: 30562175

Diagnosis

Evaluation of Procalcitonin and Interleukin-6 as a Marker of Bacterial Urinary Tract Infection.
Darogha SN, Azeez SH, Abdullah ZG
Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2022 Jan 2;67(4):203-213. doi: 10.14715/cmb/2021.67.4.23. PMID: 35809286
DRUG-RELATED URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS.
Dobrek Ł
Wiad Lek 2021;74(7):1728-1736. PMID: 34459779
Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and innate immune responses to bacterial infections.
Nasioudis D, Witkin SS
Med Microbiol Immunol 2015 Aug;204(4):471-9. Epub 2015 Feb 26 doi: 10.1007/s00430-015-0394-1. PMID: 25716557
Pyelonephritis: radiologic-pathologic review.
Craig WD, Wagner BJ, Travis MD
Radiographics 2008 Jan-Feb;28(1):255-77; quiz 327-8. doi: 10.1148/rg.281075171. PMID: 18203942
Management of suspected bacterial urinary tract infection.
Beckford-Ball J
Nurs Times 2006 Sep 5-11;102(36):25-6. PMID: 16986589

Therapy

Association of SGLT-2 inhibitors with bacterial urinary tract infection in type 2 diabetes.
Tanrıverdi M, Baştemir M, Demirbakan H, Ünalan A, Türkmen M, Tanrıverdi GÖ
BMC Endocr Disord 2023 Oct 3;23(1):211. doi: 10.1186/s12902-023-01464-6. PMID: 37789335Free PMC Article
DRUG-RELATED URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS.
Dobrek Ł
Wiad Lek 2021;74(7):1728-1736. PMID: 34459779
A middle east systematic review and meta-analysis of bacterial urinary tract infection among renal transplant recipients; Causative microorganisms.
Behzad D, Hakimeh A, Hossein R, Khaledi A
Microb Pathog 2020 Nov;148:104458. Epub 2020 Aug 21 doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104458. PMID: 32835776
Renal transplantation and predisposition to opportunistic infections.
Dandamudi R, Smith J, Dharnidharka VR
Curr Opin Pediatr 2019 Apr;31(2):226-231. doi: 10.1097/MOP.0000000000000728. PMID: 30562175
Cranberry juice-- a well-characterized folk-remedy against bacterial urinary tract infection.
Nowack R
Wien Med Wochenschr 2007;157(13-14):325-30. doi: 10.1007/s10354-007-0432-8. PMID: 17704981

Prognosis

Analysis of factors with low positive predictive value in the diagnosis of urinary tract infection by flow cytometry.
Zhang G, Dai Z, Yao Y, Yu X, Gao Y, Liang XM, Chen M
World J Urol 2023 Dec;41(12):3611-3618. Epub 2023 Oct 28 doi: 10.1007/s00345-023-04676-6. PMID: 37898576
Association of SGLT-2 inhibitors with bacterial urinary tract infection in type 2 diabetes.
Tanrıverdi M, Baştemir M, Demirbakan H, Ünalan A, Türkmen M, Tanrıverdi GÖ
BMC Endocr Disord 2023 Oct 3;23(1):211. doi: 10.1186/s12902-023-01464-6. PMID: 37789335Free PMC Article
Combination of UC-3500 and UF-5000 as a quick and effective method to exclude bacterial urinary tract infection.
Chen Y, Zhang Z, Diao Y, Wang W, Zhu Y, Li J, Wang G, Zhao Y, Lin Z, Wu Y, Jing J
J Infect Chemother 2023 Jul;29(7):667-672. Epub 2023 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jiac.2023.03.008. PMID: 36921761
Bacterial urinary tract infection after solid organ transplantation in the RESITRA cohort.
Vidal E, Torre-Cisneros J, Blanes M, Montejo M, Cervera C, Aguado JM, Len O, Carratalá J, Cordero E, Bou G, Muñoz P, Ramos A, Gurguí M, Borrell N, Fortún J; Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI)
Transpl Infect Dis 2012 Dec;14(6):595-603. Epub 2012 Jun 1 doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2012.00744.x. PMID: 22650416
Ciprofloxacin in management of urinary tract infection.
Tolkoff-Rubin NE, Rubin RH
Urology 1988 Apr;31(4):359-67. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(88)90102-1. PMID: 3281368

Clinical prediction guides

Analysis of factors with low positive predictive value in the diagnosis of urinary tract infection by flow cytometry.
Zhang G, Dai Z, Yao Y, Yu X, Gao Y, Liang XM, Chen M
World J Urol 2023 Dec;41(12):3611-3618. Epub 2023 Oct 28 doi: 10.1007/s00345-023-04676-6. PMID: 37898576
Association of SGLT-2 inhibitors with bacterial urinary tract infection in type 2 diabetes.
Tanrıverdi M, Baştemir M, Demirbakan H, Ünalan A, Türkmen M, Tanrıverdi GÖ
BMC Endocr Disord 2023 Oct 3;23(1):211. doi: 10.1186/s12902-023-01464-6. PMID: 37789335Free PMC Article
Combination of UC-3500 and UF-5000 as a quick and effective method to exclude bacterial urinary tract infection.
Chen Y, Zhang Z, Diao Y, Wang W, Zhu Y, Li J, Wang G, Zhao Y, Lin Z, Wu Y, Jing J
J Infect Chemother 2023 Jul;29(7):667-672. Epub 2023 Mar 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jiac.2023.03.008. PMID: 36921761
Effects of Bacterial Urinary Tract Infection on Clinical Outcome and Survival of Kidney Transplant Patients.
Nascimento EHG, Nascimento E, Lasmar MF, Fabreti-Oliveira RA
Transplant Proc 2022 Jun;54(5):1262-1269. Epub 2022 Jun 30 doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2022.03.031. PMID: 35781159
Bacterial urinary tract infection after solid organ transplantation in the RESITRA cohort.
Vidal E, Torre-Cisneros J, Blanes M, Montejo M, Cervera C, Aguado JM, Len O, Carratalá J, Cordero E, Bou G, Muñoz P, Ramos A, Gurguí M, Borrell N, Fortún J; Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI)
Transpl Infect Dis 2012 Dec;14(6):595-603. Epub 2012 Jun 1 doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2012.00744.x. PMID: 22650416

Recent systematic reviews

A middle east systematic review and meta-analysis of bacterial urinary tract infection among renal transplant recipients; Causative microorganisms.
Behzad D, Hakimeh A, Hossein R, Khaledi A
Microb Pathog 2020 Nov;148:104458. Epub 2020 Aug 21 doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104458. PMID: 32835776

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