Urinary tract infections in women with bacterial vaginosis.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the risk of urinary tract infections in women with bacterial vaginosis.


METHODS
One hundred twenty-nine women who presented for routine gynecologic examinations were evaluated for bacterial vaginosis and urinary tract infections between June 1998 and March 1999.


RESULTS
Sixty-seven women had bacterial vaginosis and 62 women did not. Fifteen women with bacterial vaginosis (22.4%) had urinary tract infections, compared with six (9.7%) of those without it. Bacterial vaginosis was associated with an increased risk of urinary tract infections (odds ratio 2.79; 95% confidence interval 1.05, 8.33).


CONCLUSIONS
Women with bacterial vaginosis are at increased risk for urinary tract infections.
Harmanli
O H
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Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA. harmanli@vm.temple.edu
Cheng
G Y
GY
Nyirjesy
P
P
Chatwani
A
A
Gaughan
J P
JP
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D016585:Vaginosis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*