title: [Recurrent urinary tract infections should not be treated cavalierly. First verify the diagnosis!].
abstract: Acute uncomplicated cystitis (AUC) and acute uncomplicated pyelonephritis (AUP) are two common urinary tract infections (UTI) in otherwise healthy young women. Both weaknesses of the mucosal barrier and specific factors of uropathogenic bacteria  must be present before the bacteria can adhere to the urothelium and give rise to an infection. These circumstances are also of relevance in recurrent UTI.  Antibiotic treatment of AUC and AUP is based  on the guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). For the prevention of recurrent UTI, antibiotics, functional foods, injections, probiotic agents and other measures are recommended with varying potential for success.
authors.affiliation: Urologische Klinik, Klinikum St. Elisabeth, Straubing. NaberK@Klinikum-Straubing.de
authors.forename: F M E
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Wagenlehner
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Naber
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D000075202:Contraindications; D003556:Cystitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D055502:Secondary Prevention
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents