Recurrent uncomplicated urinary tract infections: definitions and risk factors

Abstract: Introduction: Recurrent uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTI) have a high impact on patients' quality of life and high direct and indirect costs for public health. Therefore, optimal management should be of high priority.Methods: Current international guidelines were reviewed, and a systematic literature search was performed in Medline, Cochrane, and Embase.Results: Several risks factors have been identified and used in everyday clinical practice to plan the correct strategy for recurrence prevention. Among all factors, the most important are: sexual intercourse, spermicide use, having a new sex partner, having a mother with a history of UTI, having had UTI during childhood, and asymptomatic bacteriuria treatment. Moreover, other risk factors such as reduced fluid intake, habitual and post-coital delayed urination, wiping from back to front after defecation, douching and wearing occlusive underwear, as well as irregular bowel function should be taken into account.Conclus...

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Recurrent uncomplicated urinary tract infections: definitions and risk factors ; volume:9 ; day:27 ; month:05 ; year:2021 ; GMS infectious diseases ; 9 (27.05.2021)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Medizin, Gesundheit

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Cai, Tommaso

Further information

• DOI: 10.3205/id000072
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0183-id0000727
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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