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- Title
Latin American consensus on uncomplicated recurrent urinary tract infection—2018.
- Authors
Haddad, Jorge Milhem; Ubertazzi, Enrique; Cabrera, Oscar Storme; Medina, Martha; Garcia, Jorge; Rodriguez-Colorado, Silvia; Toruno, Efrain; Matsuoka, Priscila Katsumi; Castillo-Pino, Edgardo
- Abstract
An estimated 20–30% of adult women who experience an initial urinary tract infection (UTI) will have recurrent infection. In these patients, prophylaxis may be considered to improve their quality of life and control overuse of antibiotics. Despite this need, there is currently no Latin American consensus on the treatment and prophylaxis of recurrent UTIs. This consensus, signed by a panel of regional and international experts on UTI management, aims to address this need and is the first step toward a Latin American consensus on a number of urogynecological conditions. The panel agrees that antibiotics should be considered the primary treatment option for symptomatic UTI, taking into account local pathogen resistance patterns. Regarding prophylaxis, immunoactive therapy with the bacterial lysate OM-89 received a grade A recommendation and local estrogen in postmenopausal women grade B recommendation. Lower-grade recommendations include behavior modification and D-mannose; probiotics (Lactobacilli), cranberries, and hyaluronic acid (and derivatives) received limited recommendations; their use should be discussed with the patient. Though considered effective and receiving grade A recommendation, antimicrobial prophylaxis should be considered only following prophylaxis with effective non-antimicrobial measures that were not successful and chosen based on the frequency of sexual intercourse and local pathogen resistance patterns.
- Subjects
URINARY tract infections; LATIN Americans; BEHAVIOR modification; POSTMENOPAUSE; SEXUAL intercourse
- Publication
International Urogynecology Journal, 2020, Vol 31, Issue 1, p35
- ISSN
0937-3462
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00192-019-04079-5