Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pivmecillinam was approved for uncomplicated urinary tract infections for women. Pivmecillinam led to higher ...

The FDA approved the first new antibiotic for urinary tract infections in two decades. The approval for Pivya was given to Utility Therapeutics, a U.S. company that acquired the rights to the drug. It ...

Proteus bacteriuria may be a marker for poor urinary health in spinal-cord injury (SCI) patients. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston studied 501 patients (98% male) with SCI who ...

Manuka honey is a monofloral honey made from the nectar of the manuka tree. The honey, commonly sold as an alternative medicine, can reduce the growth of bacterial biofilms, which could help prevent ...

A team of researchers led by microbiologist Professor Dr. Axel Hamprecht of the University Medicine Oldenburg has developed a new method that enables quicker detection of a frequently overlooked ...

Authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET propose a new method for inflating urinary catheters-which could avoid common problems of encrustration and blockage of the catheter.