Editing AUA & CUA Recurrent UTI (2019) (section)

=== Differential Diagnosis ===
*'''<span style="color:#ff0000">Differential Diagnosis of UTI (10):</span>'''
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome</span>'''
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Overactive Bladder</span>'''
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Urinary calculi</span>'''
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Infectious bacterial or fungal vaginitis</span>'''
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Vulvar dermatitis</span>'''
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Non-infectious vulvovestibulitis</span>'''
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Vulvodynia</span>'''
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Hypertonic pelvic floor muscle dysfunction</span>'''
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Genitourinary syndrome of menopause</span>'''
*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">CIS of the bladder</span>''' (less commonly)
* A lack of correlation between microbiological data and symptomatic episodes should prompt a diligent consideration of alternative/comorbid diagnoses (many females with gross hematuria may be incorrectly treated for a UTI when they should be evaluated for bladder cancer; a negative culture would prompt further investigation of GH)