title: [The features in preventing recurrent lower urinary tract infection].
abstract: This review outlines characteristics of medications most commonly used for preventing recurrent lower urinary tract infection (UTI). It shows that the treatment and prophylaxis of UTI should be comprehensive and include the restoration of the normal urogenital tract anatomy and use in addition to antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs, agents, normalizing the function of the lower urinary tract, as well as drugs for local and systemic immunoprophylaxis, protection of the urothelium from recurrent infection, local hormone replacement therapy in menopause, and dietary supplements to acidify the urine.
authors.affiliation: Urology Clinic, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Research Institute of Uronephrology and Human Reproductive Health.
authors.forename: Z K
authors.initials: ZK
authors.lastname: Gadzhieva
authors.affiliation: Urology Clinic, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Research Institute of Uronephrology and Human Reproductive Health.
authors.forename: Yu B
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Kazilov
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D020249:Hormone Replacement Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D012008:Recurrence; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000473:pathology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents
keywords: antibiotic therapy; bacteriuria; cranberry preparation; cystitis; hormone replacement therapy; immunoprophylaxis; lower urinary tract infection; probiotics; transposition of the urethra