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- Title
Recurring Urinary Tract Infection: Incidence and Risk Factors.
- Authors
Foxman, Betsy
- Abstract
Abstract: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common infection among young women, with a high recurrence rate. This study documents the six-month incidence of second UTI among a cohort of women with one initial UTI and the factors associated with recurrence. Among the cohort of 113 women, 30 (26.6 percent) experienced at least one culture-confirmed recurrence within the six months following initial infection. The presence of hematuria and urgency as symptoms of initial infection were the strongest predictors of second infection. Behavioral factors associated with initial infection (frequency of sexual intercourse, diaphragm use, and voiding after sexual intercourse) did not distinguish between women who would and would not experience a second UTI during the six-month follow-up period. (Am J Public Health 1990; 80:331-333.)
- Subjects
URINARY tract infections; YOUNG women; DISEASE relapse; HEMATURIA; SEXUAL intercourse; VAGINAL diaphragms; MEDICAL records; PUBLIC health; URINE
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 1990, Vol 80, Issue 3, p331
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.80.3.331