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- Title
Prospective Observational Cohort Study of the Efficacy of Bacterial Immune Prophylaxis in the Prevention of Uncomplicated, Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections.
- Authors
López-Martín, Leticia; Alcover-Díaz, Javier; Charry-Gónima, Paula; González-López, Raquel; Rodríguez-Gil, David; Palacios-Peláez, Ricardo; González-Enguita, Carmen
- Abstract
Objective: To investigate the long-term prophylactic effect of a vaccine on lower urinary tract infections (UTI) of bacterial and the impact of the intensity of the symptoms on the quality of life (QoL). Methods: Adult female could be enrolled in this study if they had acute UTI at the enrolment visit and bacterial microbiological count of ≥103 CFU/mL of Escherichia coli. Results: A total of 21 patients were included. Fifteen days after the administration of a vaccine for 3 months, the number of infections dropped almost to zero. Significant differences were observed in the QoL score (p < 0.05). The safety profile was good. Conclusions: In patients diagnosed with recurrent UTI and treated for 3 months with the vaccine the number of UTI episodes fell very quickly (15 days), and patients remained free of episodes and improved their QoL significantly for 1 year. These results suggest that bacterial vaccines are a possible effective alternative in the prevention of recurrent UTI.
- Publication
Urologia Internationalis, 2019, Vol 102, Issue 4, p449
- ISSN
0042-1138
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000497107