Managing recurrent urinary tract infections in women.
Recurrent urinary infections are a common problem for women of all ages. Risk factors for urinary infection differ for pre- and postmenopausal women. Management strategies are well established, and include treatment of the acute symptomatic episode, and decreasing the frequency of subsequent episodes. This update focuses on the management of acute uncomplicated urinary infection, the most common bacterial infection in women.
University of Manitoba, Departments of Internal Medicine and Medical Microbiology, Health Sciences Centre, Room GG443, 820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, MB R3A 1R9, Canada. lnicolle@hsc.mb.ca.
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