ArticlemSystems2021
Forming Consensus To Advance Urobiome Research.
Article in mSystems, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The urinary microbiome in association with diabetes and diabetic kidney disease: A systematic review.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- The Study of Microbiome of the Female Genital Area in Relation to Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: A Systematic Review.International urogynecology journal · 2024Pooled it
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- A rapid ionic liquid-based DNA extraction method for molecular diagnostics of urinary tract infections.Microbiology spectrum · 2026Article
- Microbiologist in the Clinic: Pregnant Microbiologist with Asymptomatic Bacteriuria.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- Urinary Fungal Microbiome and Associations With Overactive Bladder, Antibiotics and Therapy Response.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2026Article
- Methodological bias shapes the interpretation of the urinary microbiome in low-biomass systems.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Research advances on the urinary microbiome in non-infectious urinary tract diseases: from community composition to clinical prospects.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Review
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- Urogenital microbiome, intracellular bacterial communities, and their contribution to urinary tract infections.Microbiology spectrum · 2025Article
- Emerging Technologies for the Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections: Advances in Molecular Detection and Resistance Profiling.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Impact of study design, contamination, and data characteristics on results and interpretation of microbiome studies.mSystems · 2025Article
- The urinary microbiome: the next frontier of bacterial ecology.Journal of bacteriology · 2025Review
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- Rapid and accurate testing for urinary tract infection: new clothes for the emperor.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2025Review
- Novel technologies for the diagnosis of urinary tract infections.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2025Review
- The Urogenital System Microbiota: Is It a New Gamechanger in Urogenital Cancers?Microorganisms · 2025Review
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Abstract
Urobiome research has the potential to advance the understanding of a wide range of diseases, including lower urinary tract symptoms and kidney disease. Many scientific areas have benefited from early research method consensus to facilitate the greater, common good. This consensus document, developed by a group of expert investigators currently engaged in urobiome research (UROBIOME 2020 conference participants), aims to promote standardization and advances in this field by the adoption of common core research practices. We propose a standardized nomenclature as well as considerations for specimen collection, preservation, storage, and processing. Best practices for urobiome study design include our proposal for standard metadata elements as part of core metadata collection. Although it is impractical to follow fixed analytical procedures when analyzing urobiome data, we propose guidelines to document and report data originating from urobiome studies. We offer this first consensus document with every expectation of subsequent revision as our field progresses.
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