Objective: To detect bacteriuria or funguria by urine culture taken from the renal pelvis directly before Anderson-Hynes pyeloplasty. Methods: 290 patients who underwent Anderson-Hynes pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic ju...Objective: To detect bacteriuria or funguria by urine culture taken from the renal pelvis directly before Anderson-Hynes pyeloplasty. Methods: 290 patients who underwent Anderson-Hynes pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) were included in a retrospective analysis. Urine was obtained directly before the renal pelvis was opened, and was carried to the laboratory for bacterial culture. Clinical features were analyzed to evaluate risk factors for bacteriuria or funguria by comparing patients whose urine yielded positive cultures to those whose urine cultures were negative for bacteria or yeast. Results: Eighteen patients (6.2%) had positive urine cultures, including six cultures positive for Escherichia coli (E. coli), four for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, three for klebsiella pneumoniae, one for maltophilia monad, one for Enterococcus faecium, one for Candida albicans, one for Candida parapsilosis, and one for yeast not otherwise specified. Bacteriuria or funguria was significantly correlated with four clinical features: fever, urinary urgency, and history of nephrostomy or pyeloplasty. Conclusions: Bacteriuria or funguria was less common in children with UPJO, and the majority of organisms were identified as Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, or Klebsiella pneumoniae. Prophylactic antibacterial agents were probably necessary in those patients who had signs of urinary tract infection (UTI), or history of nephrostomy or pyeloplasty.展开更多
Introduction: Urinary tract infections are a daily concern in pediatric nephrology with long-term risks for high blood pressure and renal failure. The purpose of this study was to determine the contribution of a urine...Introduction: Urinary tract infections are a daily concern in pediatric nephrology with long-term risks for high blood pressure and renal failure. The purpose of this study was to determine the contribution of a urine dipstick (UD) to the diagnosis of urinary infections among children at the CNHU-HKM and the Lagoon Mother and Child University Teaching Hospital (CHU-MEL) of Cotonou. Patients and Methods: This study is a cohort, descriptive and analytical study focused on children with suspected urinary infections in the pediatric units of the CNHU-HKM and CHU-MEL of Cotonou from March 25 to August 25, 2015. Results: Two hundred and four children out of a total of 5125 admitted children (4%) presented with at least one clinical sign of a urinary tract infection. Children under 36 months of age were predominant (41%). The main clinical signs of urinary infections were fever (60.8%) and urinary disorders (38.2%). The urinary dipstick test was positive in 145 children (71.2%). A urinary tract infection was confirmed by urine culture in 38 children (18.6%). In cases with leucocyturia- and nitrituria-positive urine dipstick tests, the sensitivity was estimated to be 13.2%, and the specificity was 95.2%, with a negative predictive value (NPV) of 82.8%. Only when the leucocyturia test was positive, the sensitivity was 76.3%, and the specificity was 31.9%. When the leucocyturia test was negative, the specificity was estimated to be 94%, and the sensitivity was 83% in the nitrituria-positive cases and 15.8% in the nitrituria-negative cases. The main isolated pathogens were Escherichia coli (n = 21) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 14). Conclusion: In our environment, a negative leucocyturia test may help exclude urinary tract infections in most cases.展开更多
Objective: To study the prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis(TV) infection in Chinese male patients with nongonococcal urethritis (NGU), to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of urine-based and urethral swab poly...Objective: To study the prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis(TV) infection in Chinese male patients with nongonococcal urethritis (NGU), to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of urine-based and urethral swab polymerase chain reaction(PCR) detection, to set up a method for non-invasive detection of male TV infection. Method: One hundred and five male NGU patients were selected from a Beijing STD clinic. Two urethral swabs were obtained from each patient, one for the InPouch TV culturesystem and the other for PCR. In addition, one first void urinespecimen was collected for PCR detection. Culture wasconsidered the “gold standard”. The sensitivity, specificity,positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value(NPV) of the two PCR detections were compared to cultureresults. Results: The prevalence of urine-based PCR and urethralswab PCR detection was 3.81% (4/105) and 4.76% (5/105)respectively. Compared to culture, the sensitivity, specificity,PPV and NPV were 80%, 100%, 100% and 99% for urine-based PCR and 80%, 99%, 80% and 99% for urethral swabPCR. Conclusion: TV is one of the etiological agents in male NGU,with a 4.76% prevalence of infection in our study. The urinebased PCR detection has higher sensitivity and specificity and provides a noninvasive method more feasible in practice.展开更多
Background:Urological guidelines assert that"urine culture should be obtained"before surgical management of ureteral or kidney stones.Thus,many surgeries are delayed by 1-3 days until the results of urine cu...Background:Urological guidelines assert that"urine culture should be obtained"before surgical management of ureteral or kidney stones.Thus,many surgeries are delayed by 1-3 days until the results of urine culture are available.During this time,the patient frequently experience pain and possible kidney damage.We investigated the hypothesis that it is possible to predict the results of urine culture in candidates for surgical intervention using parameters that are accessible immediately upon admission.Materials and methods:A database of 1000 patients who underwent either percutaneous nephrolithotomy(PCNL)or ureteroscopy/retrograde intrarenal surgery was analyzed.Eleven parameters potentially related to urinary infections and accessible to the clinician at the emergency department were correlated with the preoperative urine culture results.Results:Of the patients,234(23.4%)had positive cultures.On multivariate analysis,only sex,hydronephrosis grade,and history of previous nephrolithotomy were significantly associated with a positive preoperative urine culture.The risk of a positive culture can be easily determined from a simple table or an Excel-based calculator.This risk could be as low as 0.45%for a man without a history of PCNL and no hydronephrosis(4%in a woman with similar parameters)or as high as 79.5%in a man with a history of PCNL and hydronephrosis(85%in a woman with similar parameters).Conclusions:The risk of preoperative positive urine culture can be predicted using 3 parameters that are accessible upon admission.In low-risk cases,prompt surgical treatment can be provided,eliminating the anticipation time for urine culture results.展开更多
Objective To establish and identify a highthroughput culture platform for induced pluripotent stem cells to differentiated kidney organoids.Methods Human urine-derived induced pluripotent stemcells were selected and p...Objective To establish and identify a highthroughput culture platform for induced pluripotent stem cells to differentiated kidney organoids.Methods Human urine-derived induced pluripotent stemcells were selected and plated at a suitable cell density.展开更多
文摘Objective: To detect bacteriuria or funguria by urine culture taken from the renal pelvis directly before Anderson-Hynes pyeloplasty. Methods: 290 patients who underwent Anderson-Hynes pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) were included in a retrospective analysis. Urine was obtained directly before the renal pelvis was opened, and was carried to the laboratory for bacterial culture. Clinical features were analyzed to evaluate risk factors for bacteriuria or funguria by comparing patients whose urine yielded positive cultures to those whose urine cultures were negative for bacteria or yeast. Results: Eighteen patients (6.2%) had positive urine cultures, including six cultures positive for Escherichia coli (E. coli), four for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, three for klebsiella pneumoniae, one for maltophilia monad, one for Enterococcus faecium, one for Candida albicans, one for Candida parapsilosis, and one for yeast not otherwise specified. Bacteriuria or funguria was significantly correlated with four clinical features: fever, urinary urgency, and history of nephrostomy or pyeloplasty. Conclusions: Bacteriuria or funguria was less common in children with UPJO, and the majority of organisms were identified as Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, or Klebsiella pneumoniae. Prophylactic antibacterial agents were probably necessary in those patients who had signs of urinary tract infection (UTI), or history of nephrostomy or pyeloplasty.
文摘Introduction: Urinary tract infections are a daily concern in pediatric nephrology with long-term risks for high blood pressure and renal failure. The purpose of this study was to determine the contribution of a urine dipstick (UD) to the diagnosis of urinary infections among children at the CNHU-HKM and the Lagoon Mother and Child University Teaching Hospital (CHU-MEL) of Cotonou. Patients and Methods: This study is a cohort, descriptive and analytical study focused on children with suspected urinary infections in the pediatric units of the CNHU-HKM and CHU-MEL of Cotonou from March 25 to August 25, 2015. Results: Two hundred and four children out of a total of 5125 admitted children (4%) presented with at least one clinical sign of a urinary tract infection. Children under 36 months of age were predominant (41%). The main clinical signs of urinary infections were fever (60.8%) and urinary disorders (38.2%). The urinary dipstick test was positive in 145 children (71.2%). A urinary tract infection was confirmed by urine culture in 38 children (18.6%). In cases with leucocyturia- and nitrituria-positive urine dipstick tests, the sensitivity was estimated to be 13.2%, and the specificity was 95.2%, with a negative predictive value (NPV) of 82.8%. Only when the leucocyturia test was positive, the sensitivity was 76.3%, and the specificity was 31.9%. When the leucocyturia test was negative, the specificity was estimated to be 94%, and the sensitivity was 83% in the nitrituria-positive cases and 15.8% in the nitrituria-negative cases. The main isolated pathogens were Escherichia coli (n = 21) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 14). Conclusion: In our environment, a negative leucocyturia test may help exclude urinary tract infections in most cases.
文摘Objective: To study the prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis(TV) infection in Chinese male patients with nongonococcal urethritis (NGU), to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of urine-based and urethral swab polymerase chain reaction(PCR) detection, to set up a method for non-invasive detection of male TV infection. Method: One hundred and five male NGU patients were selected from a Beijing STD clinic. Two urethral swabs were obtained from each patient, one for the InPouch TV culturesystem and the other for PCR. In addition, one first void urinespecimen was collected for PCR detection. Culture wasconsidered the “gold standard”. The sensitivity, specificity,positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value(NPV) of the two PCR detections were compared to cultureresults. Results: The prevalence of urine-based PCR and urethralswab PCR detection was 3.81% (4/105) and 4.76% (5/105)respectively. Compared to culture, the sensitivity, specificity,PPV and NPV were 80%, 100%, 100% and 99% for urine-based PCR and 80%, 99%, 80% and 99% for urethral swabPCR. Conclusion: TV is one of the etiological agents in male NGU,with a 4.76% prevalence of infection in our study. The urinebased PCR detection has higher sensitivity and specificity and provides a noninvasive method more feasible in practice.
文摘Background:Urological guidelines assert that"urine culture should be obtained"before surgical management of ureteral or kidney stones.Thus,many surgeries are delayed by 1-3 days until the results of urine culture are available.During this time,the patient frequently experience pain and possible kidney damage.We investigated the hypothesis that it is possible to predict the results of urine culture in candidates for surgical intervention using parameters that are accessible immediately upon admission.Materials and methods:A database of 1000 patients who underwent either percutaneous nephrolithotomy(PCNL)or ureteroscopy/retrograde intrarenal surgery was analyzed.Eleven parameters potentially related to urinary infections and accessible to the clinician at the emergency department were correlated with the preoperative urine culture results.Results:Of the patients,234(23.4%)had positive cultures.On multivariate analysis,only sex,hydronephrosis grade,and history of previous nephrolithotomy were significantly associated with a positive preoperative urine culture.The risk of a positive culture can be easily determined from a simple table or an Excel-based calculator.This risk could be as low as 0.45%for a man without a history of PCNL and no hydronephrosis(4%in a woman with similar parameters)or as high as 79.5%in a man with a history of PCNL and hydronephrosis(85%in a woman with similar parameters).Conclusions:The risk of preoperative positive urine culture can be predicted using 3 parameters that are accessible upon admission.In low-risk cases,prompt surgical treatment can be provided,eliminating the anticipation time for urine culture results.
文摘Objective To establish and identify a highthroughput culture platform for induced pluripotent stem cells to differentiated kidney organoids.Methods Human urine-derived induced pluripotent stemcells were selected and plated at a suitable cell density.
