The clinicians of this case found that the 54-year-old patient's urine, blood, and wound cultures indicated that Candida tropicalis ... In the operating room, clinicians placed a Foley catheter and ...

Their urinary catheters and collection bags were changed and proper catheter care was reinforced. All three patients were given antibiotics based on urine culture and sensitivity results. Following ...

Urinalysis is the oldest laboratory test ever performed. It is a fast, easy, low-cost test for a variety of clinical ...

A study led by Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member Jason Ridlon, associate professor of animal sciences in the College of ...

Early detection and new biomarkers are changing how we manage acute kidney injury—and its link to chronic kidney disease.

Surgeons from Keck Medicine of USC and UCLA Health have performed the world's first-in-human bladder transplant.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects over 800 million people globally and is often diagnosed too late for effective ...

Yo-Jud Cheng Strategy and culture are among the primary levers at top leaders’ disposal in their never-ending quest to maintain organizational viability and effectiveness. Strategy offers a ...

The presence of nitrites and/or leukocyte esterase in urine has good overall sensitivity (46–100%) and specificity (42–98%) for culture-proven urinary tract infection. Empiric treatment in ...

During sleep time, your body produces less urine that is more concentrated. This means that most people don’t need to wake up during the night to urinate and can sleep uninterrupted for 6 to 8 ...

urine culture; a 24-hour urine collection to measure creatinine, protein, and calcium levels; a test for strep throat; a test for the blood disease lupus; an abdominal ultrasound; a computerized ...