Clinical Management of Complicated Urinary Tract Infection / edited by Ahmad Nikibakhsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nikibakhsh, Ahmad, Editor.

Contributor:

Nikibakhsh, Ahmad, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urinary tract infections.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 pages)

Place of Publication:

IntechOpen 2011

[Place of publication not identified] : InTech, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs) are a major cause of hospital admissions and are associated with significant morbidity and health care costs. Knowledge of baseline risk of urinary tract infection can help clinicians make informed diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. Prevalence rates of UTI vary by age, gender, race, and other predisposing risk factors. In this regard, this book provides comprehensive information on etiology, epidemiology, immunology, pathology, pathogenic mechanisms, symptomatology, investigation and management of urinary tract infection. Chapters cover common problems in urinary tract infection and put emphasis on the importance of making a correct clinical decision and choosing the appropriate therapeutic approach. Topics are organized to address all of the major complicated conditions frequently seen in urinary tract infection. The authors have paid particular attention to urological problems like the outcome of patients with vesicoureteric reflux, the factors affecting renal scarring, obstructive uropathy, voiding dysfunction and catheter associated problems. This book will be indispensable for all professionals involved in the medical care of patients with urinary tract infection.

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (InTech, viewed October 24, 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789535164722

9535164724