The acronym UTI in medical circles stands for “urinary tract infection,” and it applies to a range of infections affecting the kidneys, bladder, ureters and/or urethra. Many people get UTIs when fecal ...

All of this disproportionately affects the elderly. In a 2023 study of patients with a median age of 75, approximately 30% of ...

While clinical microbiology laboratories are pivotal in the identification and handling of infectious diseases, the microbiology lab environment is rapidly changing. Conventional testing methods are ...

A new rapid test could improve treatment of urinary tract infections, by identifying the most effective antibiotic for each ...

A simple change to St. Louis-based Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s electronic ordering system helped cut the number of unnecessary urine culture tests ordered for suspected urinary tract infections nearly in ...