title: Managing urinary tract infections in men.
abstract: Despite the obvious genitourinary differences between the sexes, management of lower urinary tract infections in men is based largely on standards developed from studies in women. This has helped foster misconceptions that, among other problems, add needless complexity and expense to diagnosis and treatment of male patients.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Lipsky
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002944:Circumcision, Male; D003663:Decision Trees; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D011532:Providencia; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D016482:Urinalysis / Q000379:methods; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents