Modern concepts of the urinary tract microbiome in children
- Авторлар: Turov F.O.1, Yatsyk S.P.2, Krapivkin A.I.1,3, Vrublevsky G.S.1,3, Mamedov I.S.1, Perevezentsev O.A.1
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Мекемелер:
- GBUZ V.F. Voyno-Yasenetsky Scientific and Practical Center of Specialized Medical Care for Children of the Moscow Health Department
- FGBOU DPO RMANPO
- N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
- Шығарылым: № 1 (2025)
- Беттер: 141-147
- Бөлім: Literature reviews
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/1728-2985/article/view/687376
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18565/urology.2025.1.141-147
- ID: 687376
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Аннотация
Introduction. The second most common reason for prescribing antibiotics in children is urinary tract infection (UTI). Since antimicrobial stewardship is a priority in the further development of strategies of the treatment of children with UTIs, the need to form an optimal model for its diagnosis and treatment is relevant in pediatric urology.
Aim. To analyze domestic and foreign publications devoted to the study of the urinary tract microbiome in children.
Results. Cultivation or culturing methods continue to be considered the “gold standard” in many countries for the diagnosis of bacterial infections, although more sensitive and specific technologies are available. A urine sample was previously considered sterile if uropathogens did not grow using standard techniques. It remains unclear whether standard microbial culturing methods are adequate to determine species diversity and identify all microorganisms capable of causing UTIs.
A study of the bladder microbiome and maintenance of its homeostasis to prevent inflammatory lower urinary tract diseases is an emerging area of research. It is known that the bladder of a healthy person contains non-uropathogenic bacteria, such as Lactobacillus, which are believed to function as an immune system and protect against the effects of uropathogens.
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Filipp Turov
GBUZ V.F. Voyno-Yasenetsky Scientific and Practical Center of Specialized Medical Care for Children of the Moscow Health Department
Email: TurovFO@zdrav.mos.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9301-7586
Ph.D., leading researcher, pediatric urologist and andrologist
Ресей, 119620, Moscow, Aviatorov St., Building 38Sergey Yatsyk
FGBOU DPO RMANPO
Email: makadamia@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6966-1040
Corresponding Member of the RAS, Ph.D., MD, Professor, Professor of the Department of Pediatric Surgery
Ресей, 125993, Moscow, Barrikadnaya St., 2/1, Building 1Aleksey Krapivkin
GBUZ V.F. Voyno-Yasenetsky Scientific and Practical Center of Specialized Medical Care for Children of the Moscow Health Department; N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Email: npcmpd@zdrav.mos.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4653-9867
Ph.D., MD, Director, professor at the Department of Hospital Pediatrics
Ресей, 119620, Moscow, Aviatorov St., Building 38Granitovich Vrublevsky
GBUZ V.F. Voyno-Yasenetsky Scientific and Practical Center of Specialized Medical Care for Children of the Moscow Health Department; N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Email: VrublevskijSG@zdrav.mos.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9400-7673
Ph.D., MD, Deputy Chief for Surgery, professor at the Department of Pediatric Surgery, Chief pediatric urologist and andrologist at the Moscow Health Department
Ресей, 119620, Moscow, Aviatorov St., Building 38Ilgar Mamedov
GBUZ V.F. Voyno-Yasenetsky Scientific and Practical Center of Specialized Medical Care for Children of the Moscow Health Department
Email: is_mamedov@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0783-2873
Ph.D., leading researcher
Ресей, 119620, Moscow, Aviatorov St., Building 38Oleg Perevezentsev
GBUZ V.F. Voyno-Yasenetsky Scientific and Practical Center of Specialized Medical Care for Children of the Moscow Health Department
Хат алмасуға жауапты Автор.
Email: PZPO@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7070-3209
Ph.D., laboratory geneticist
Ресей, 119620, Moscow, Aviatorov St., Building 38Әдебиет тізімі
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