2021
Urine and Tissue Bacterial Loads Correlate With Voiding Behaviors in a Murine Urinary Tract Infection Model
Zhu K, Hill WG, Li F, Shi B, Chai TC. Urine and Tissue Bacterial Loads Correlate With Voiding Behaviors in a Murine Urinary Tract Infection Model. Urology 2021, 154: 344.e1-344.e7. PMID: 34010680, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionKidney bacterial loadsBacterial loadVoiding behaviorChronic urinary tract infectionMurine urinary tract infection modelSpot assayTissue bacterial loadUrinary tract infection modelChronic pyelonephritisUrinary frequencyBladder capacityTract infectionsChronic cystitisUrine cultureInfected miceFemale miceHistology changesMurine modelInfected bladdersDays postinfectionTissue fibrosisPolyuriaInfection modelE. coli UTI89
2016
Vulvovaginal symptoms prevalence in postmenopausal women and relationship to other menopausal symptoms and pelvic floor disorders
Erekson EA, Li FY, Martin DK, Fried TR. Vulvovaginal symptoms prevalence in postmenopausal women and relationship to other menopausal symptoms and pelvic floor disorders. Menopause The Journal Of The North American Menopause Society 2016, 23: 368-375. PMID: 26645820, PMCID: PMC4814326, DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000000549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAtrophyDysuriaEmotionsFecal IncontinenceFemaleHumansLife StyleMiddle AgedPelvic Floor DisordersPelvic Organ ProlapsePostmenopauseSexual BehaviorSexual Dysfunction, PhysiologicalSexual Dysfunctions, PsychologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesUrinary Incontinence, UrgeVaginaVaginal DiseasesVulvaVulvar DiseasesConceptsVulvovaginal Symptoms QuestionnairePostmenopausal womenVulvovaginal symptomsPelvic floor disordersSexual impactPrimary care physician's officeUrgency urinary incontinenceSenior centersPrimary care officesPelvic organ prolapsePercent of womenLocal senior centersUrinary frequencyAnal incontinenceSolid stoolUrinary incontinenceCommon symptomsMenopausal symptomsCare officesSymptom questionsOrgan prolapseSymptom questionnaireActive womenPhysician's officeMore symptoms