AUA & CUA Recurrent UTI (2019): Difference between revisions
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*# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">≥3 episodes within 1 year</span>''' | *# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">≥3 episodes within 1 year</span>''' | ||
*#* These episodes are considered to be separate infections with resolution of symptoms between episodes, and do not include those who require >1 course of antibiotics for symptomatic resolution, as can occur with inappropriate initial or empiric treatment | *#* These episodes are considered to be separate infections with resolution of symptoms between episodes, and do not include those who require >1 course of antibiotics for symptomatic resolution, as can occur with inappropriate initial or empiric treatment | ||
*#* '''For diagnosis of | *#* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">For diagnosis of recurrent UTI, each symptomatic episode must be associated with a document positive urine culture''' | ||
*Patients with a long history of culture-proven symptomatic episodes of cystitis that occur at a lower frequency than this definition will likely benefit from management strategy similar to that for patients with rUTI. | *Patients with a long history of culture-proven symptomatic episodes of cystitis that occur at a lower frequency than this definition will likely benefit from management strategy similar to that for patients with rUTI. | ||