pyuria/fever

Objective The overall objective of this project is to investigate longitudinal patterns and consequences of tuberculosis (TB) infection in a prospective cohort of women recruited during pregnancy. The relation between maternal TB infection and pregnancy outcomes, as well as infant health and

Pediatric urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common diagnosis and account for greater than 500,000 emergency department (ED) visits each year in the US. Although prevalence varies by age, gender, ethnicity and circumcision status, the overall prevalence is cited between 5% to 13.8%. UTIs also

1. Preparation of study catheters: Urinary catheters will be incubated in broth with E. coli 83972 for 48 hours prior to insertion into patients. Samples of broth will be removed after 24 hours and 48 hours of incubation to test for purity of the E. coli 83972. Study catheters will be inserted after