E coli from meat behind half a million UTIs in the US every year, study suggests
Fatal bloodstream illnesses driven by urinary tract infections could rise, warn scientists as research shows link to food-borne bacteriaMeat bacteria are the likely cause of over half a million urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the US every year, a new study has found, with one of its authors warning that deaths from UTI-driven bloodstream infections could be on the rise.The study found that of the 6-8m UTIs caused by E coli bacteria in the US every year, between 480,000 and 640,000 could be linked to strains known as FZECs, or food-borne zoonotic E coli. Women are far more likely than men tosuffer from UTIs. The British ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 23, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Sophie Kevany Tags: E coli Meat Health Food Meat industry Environment Society Medical research Antibiotics Science Food safety World news Farm animals US news UK news Source Type: news
Tests for diagnosing UTIs help in the fight against antimicrobial resistance
Tests with the potential to help people with a urinary tract infection (UTI) receive the correct course of antibiotics more quickly could soon be considered for use in the NHS. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - March 22, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Febrile Urinary Tract Infections Common With Neurogenic Bladder
WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 -- Recurrent febrile urinary tract infections (FUTIs) are common in children with neurogenic bladder, and the risk for rapid progression to chronic kidney disease (CKD) increases in a dose-response manner, according to a... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Late-Breaking Phase 3 A DUE Data Show Investigational Single Tablet Combination Therapy of Macitentan and Tadalafil Significantly Improves Pulmonary Hemodynamics versus Monotherapy in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
RARITAN, NJ, March 6, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced results from the Phase 3 A DUE study (NCT03904693), which showed an investigational once-daily, single tablet combination therapy, also known as fixed dose combination, of macitentan 10 mg and tadalafil 40 mg (M/T STCT), significantly improved pulmonary hemodynamics (blood flow through pulmonary blood vessels) versus macitentan and tadalafil monotherapies in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients with World Health Organization (WHO) functional class (FC) II or III.[1] The data were presented today as a Late-...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - March 6, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
New STELARA ® (ustekinumab) Long-Term Data Support its Established Safety Profile in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Durable Efficacy in Ulcerative Colitis
SPRING HOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, March 4, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced final pooled long-term safety results for STELARA® (ustekinumab) through five years in adults with moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease (CD) and four years in adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC), as well as final four-year clinical and endoscopic outcomes from the UNIFI long-term extension (LTE) study evaluating the efficacy of STELARA for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active UC.1,2 These data are a part of Janssen’s 22 oral and poster ...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - March 4, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
International Team of Scientists Develop Smart Diaper That Alerts Parents When It Is Soiled and Needs to Be Changed
Not the first smart diaper to come along, but consumers seem unready for diapers that can flag urinary tract infections and other biomarkers usually tested by clinical laboratories Will wonders never cease? For centuries, parents had only their own senses to determine when infants needed diaper changing. Today, however, caregivers can rely on “smart diapers” […]
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Source: Dark Daily - March 3, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: International Laboratory News Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing anatomic pathology clinical laboratory Dark Daily dark intelligence group Dark Report electrode se Source Type: news
Maternal Infection Linked to Increased Risk for Childhood Leukemia
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 -- Maternal infection, especially genital and urinary tract infections, during pregnancy are associated with an increased risk for childhood leukemia in offspring, according to a study published online Feb. 20 in JAMA... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Improvements in UTI diagnosis for women
Health professionals should diagnose women under 65 with a urinary tract infection (UTI) if they have two or more key urinary symptoms according to a new quality standard published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - February 16, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NICE guidance updates criteria for diagnosis of UTI in women
Health professionals in primary care should diagnose women under 65 with a urinary tract infection (UTI) if they have two or more of three key symptoms – dysuria, nocturia and cloudy urine – an update to NICE guidelines suggests. The guidelines are aimed at producing more accurate diagnoses, and to reduce unnecessary prescriptions of antibiotics,... Read moreThe post NICE guidance updates criteria for diagnosis of UTI in women appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 15, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Wiliam Hunter Tags: Women's health Source Type: news
Diagnose UTIs in women under 65 on key symptoms, says NICE
GPs and other healthcare professionals can diagnose women aged under 65 with a urinary tract infection (UTI) if they have two or more key symptoms, according to updated NICE guidance. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 14, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Clinical News Source Type: news
Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections Put Significant Burden on U.S. Women
THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2023 -- Uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uUTIs) pose a substantial burden on U.S. women, according to a study published online Feb. 1 in PLOS ONE.
Jeffrey Thompson, Ph.D., from Cerner Enviza in Malvern, Pennsylvania, and... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Q and A: 6 UTI myths and facts
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: As a woman in my mid-60s, I have been diagnosed with a urinary tract infection for the first time ever. I was surprised to find out that I don't need antibiotics because I don't have any symptoms. There's a lot of conflicting information online about UTIs, like whether every infection needs to be treated and if sex causes an infection. Can you help me distinguish between UTI myth and fact? ANSWER: Urinary tract infections,… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - February 2, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Relief for 1.7million Britons suffering urinary tract infections
Experts have hailed gepotidacin as a huge step forward in the fight against antibiotic resistance, because the bugs have not had a chance to become resistant to its attacks. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Algorithm Predicts Urinary Tract Infection Without Microscopy
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 -- The NoMicro classifier appears accurate for evaluating urine cultures in cases of suspected urinary tract infection in the primary care setting without the need for microscopy, according to a study published in the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Methenamine is as effective as antibiotics at preventing urinary tract infections
This study, along with the NICE review, will allow clinicians and patients to make shared decisions and consider using methenamine rather than antibiotics. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are particularly dangerous for some groups, such as older people. The researchers say that older women with recurrent urinary tract infections might therefore benefit more than others from methenamine. However, the study was not set up to determine which groups might benefit most from methenamine or which antibiotics were most effective. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - January 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
