Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Urinary Tract Infections

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Reviewed September 2009

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17 Resources Found
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Title:   Short versus standard duration oral antibiotic therapy for acute urinary tract infection in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Bladder and kidney infections (urinary tract infections - UTI) are common in children. Bladder infections cause pain on passing urine and frequency of urination. Some children keep getting repeat bouts. Standard courses of antibiotics (7-10 days) are us...
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Antibiotic duration for treating uncomplicated, symptomatic lower urinary tract infections in elderly women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   As people age (especially women), they become more prone to infections in the bladder (UTI - urinary tract infections). Older people are more likely to have adverse reactions to drugs. Up to the present time older women with uncomplicated UTI were treat...
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Types of urethral catheters for management of short-term voiding problems in hospitalised adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Urinary catheters are small tubes inserted through the urethra (outlet for urine). They are often used for a time after major surgery or to monitor urine output in hospitalised patients. About half of all hospitalised adults who have urinary catheters i...
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Oestrogens for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection in postmenopausal women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Recurrent urinary tract infection (RUTI) is defined as three episodes of urinary tract infection (UTI) in the previous 12 months or two episodes in the last six months. In postmenopausal women the prevalence rate for having one episode of UTI in a given...
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Drugs for treating urinary schistosomiasis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Worms residing in blood vessels of the bladder cause a chronic disease known as urinary schistosomiasis. The disease is commonly found in African and Eastern Mediterranean countries, especially in poor, rural areas. Humans become infected when they come...
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Cranberries for preventing urinary tract infections
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cranberries (usually as cranberry juice) have been used to try and prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs). Cranberries contain a substance that can prevent bacteria from sticking on the walls of the bladder. This may help prevent bladder and other urin...
Date:   Sep 2007
Title:   Long-term bladder management by intermittent catheterisation in adults and children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Intermittent catheterisation is a common treatment used by people who have bladder emptying problems. A hollow tube (catheter) is passed through the body's channel to the bladder (urethra) or through a surgically made channel to the skin surface, to reg...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Modes of administration of antibiotics for symptomatic severe urinary tract infections
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Severe urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common infection in adults and children, causing acute disease with a variety of symptoms such as fever and flank pain. This may lead to kidney damage, kidney failure or hypertension. Standard therapy involves a...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Methenamine hippurate for preventing urinary tract infections
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Bladder and kidney infections (urinary tract infections - UTI) can cause vomiting, pain, dysuria, septicaemia, fever and tiredness, and occasionally kidney damage. Some people are at high risk of repeated UTIs, and they are also more likely to have seri...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Types of indwelling urinary catheters for long-term bladder drainage in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Prolonged urinary catheterisation is common amongst people in long-term care settings, for example in nursing homes or home care. In addition, many people living in the community need to have a permanent catheter. Long-term catheterisation was defined a...
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Interventions for primary vesicoureteric reflux
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) is the backflow of urine from the bladder up the ureters to the kidney. People with VUR are thought to be more likely to get urinary tract infections (UTIs) involving the kidney tissue, which may cause permanent kidney damage...
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Antibiotics for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection in non-pregnant women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Urinary tract infections (UTI) are infections of the bladder and kidneys. They can cause vomiting, fever and tiredness, and occasionally kidney damage. The review found that non-pregnant women who had two or more UTIs in the past year had less chance of...
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A urine infection without any of the typical symptoms associated with an acute urine infection (asymptomatic bacteriuria) occurs in 2% to 10% of pregnancies. It may lead to kidney infection (pyelonephritis) in the mother and may possibly contribute to l...
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Long-term antibiotics for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Bladder and kidney infections (urinary tract infection - UTI) are common in children, especially girls. They cause an uncomfortable illness that can include vomiting, fever and tiredness. In some children kidney damage may occur, as can repeat illnesses...
Date:   May 2006
Title:   Treatments for symptomatic urinary tract infections during pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Infections in the urinary tract are common in pregnancy. These include infections with no symptoms (asymptomatic bacteriuria), cystitis (bladder infection) and pyelonephritis (kidney infection). Such infections can cause some serious complications for t...
Date:   Jan 2006
Title:   Urinary catheter policies for long-term bladder drainage
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Some people use catheters to help them manage their bladder problems (such as leaking urine or not being able to pass urine). Catheters may be permanent urethral catheters (in the tube draining the bladder), suprapubic catheters (via the abdomen) or in...
Date:   Jan 2006
Title:   Cranberries for treating urinary tract infections
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cranberries contain a substance that can prevent bacteria from sticking on the walls of the bladder. This may help reduce bladder and other urinary tract infections (UTIs). Cranberries (usually as cranberry juice) have been used to try and treat UTIs, p...
Date:   Aug 1998
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