Recent advances in the analysis of microbial communities colonizing the human body have
identified a resident microbial community in the human urinary tract (UT). Compared to many …

Uncomplicated urinary‐tract infection (UTI) is most common in young, sexually active,
nonpregnant, premenopausal women. Gram‐negative bacteria are isolated from 75% to …

The clinical guidelines for interstitial cystitis and related symptomatic conditions were
revised by updating our previous guidelines. The current guidelines define interstitial …

Urologists rarely need to consider bacteria beyond their role in infectious disease. However,
emerging evidence shows that the microorganisms inhabiting many sites of the body …

Most of us live blissfully unaware of the orchestrated function that our internal organs
conduct. When this peace is interrupted, it is often by routine sensations of hunger and urge …

Recent findings suggest that human microbiome can influence the development of cancer,
but the role of microorganisms in bladder cancer pathogenesis has not been explored yet …

Context The urinary tract, previously considered a sterile body niche, has emerged as the
host of an array of bacteria in healthy individuals, revolutionizing the urology research field …

Mounting evidence indicates that microbiome plays an important role in the development
and progression of cancer. The dogma that urine in healthy individuals must be sterile has …

Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome is a debilitating condition of unknown etiology
characterized by persistent pelvic pain with lower urinary tract symptoms and comprises a …

Background The human microbiome may influence prostate cancer initiation and/or
progression through both direct and indirect interactions. To date, the majority of studies …