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https://repository.monashhealth.org/monashhealthjspui/handle/1/31681| Title: | How to investigate recurrent urinary tract infections. | Authors: | Pokorny C.S.;Blair S.;Kerr P.G. | Institution: | (Kerr, Blair) Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, VIC, Australia (Pokorny) Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Australia | Issue Date: | 16-Oct-2012 | Copyright year: | 2008 | Publisher: | Medicine Today Pty Ltd (P.O. Box 1473, Neutral Bay NSW 2089, Australia) | Place of publication: | Australia | Publication information: | Medicine Today. 9 (7) (pp 53-61), 2008. Date of Publication: July 2008. | Abstract: | Most patients with recurrent urinary tract infections (RUTIs) will be adult women with anatomically normal urinary tracts who have no adverse renal outcomes and do not require extensive or repeated investigation. * An underlying cause for RUTIs is more likely in men and children, and additional investigation is therefore required in these patients. * All patients presenting with RUTIs should be screened for type 2 diabetes. * Asymptomatic bacteriuria does not require investigation or treatment unless the patient is pregnant or undergoing urinary tract instrumentation or surgery. * Management involves behavioural strategies, reversal of underlying causes where possible, and judicious use of antibiotic strategies. | ISSN: | 1443-430X | URI: | https://repository.monashhealth.org/monashhealthjspui/handle/1/31681 | Type: | Review | Type of Clinical Study or Trial: | Review article (e.g. literature review, narrative review) |
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