TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevention of recurrent urinary tract infections in women: antimicrobial and nonantimicrobial strategies
AU - Geerlings, Suzanne E.
AU - Beerepoot, Mariëlle A. J.
AU - Prins, Jan M.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common, especially in women. Low-dose daily or postcoital antimicrobial prophylaxis is effective for prevention of recurrent UTIs and women can self-diagnose and self-treat a new UTI with antibiotics. The increasing resistance rates of Escherichia coli to antimicrobial agents has, however, stimulated interest in nonantibiotic methods for the prevention of UTIs. This article reviews the literature on efficacy of different forms of nonantibiotic prophylaxis. Future studies with lactobacilli strains (oral and vaginal) and the oral immunostimulant OM-89 are warranted
AB - Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common, especially in women. Low-dose daily or postcoital antimicrobial prophylaxis is effective for prevention of recurrent UTIs and women can self-diagnose and self-treat a new UTI with antibiotics. The increasing resistance rates of Escherichia coli to antimicrobial agents has, however, stimulated interest in nonantibiotic methods for the prevention of UTIs. This article reviews the literature on efficacy of different forms of nonantibiotic prophylaxis. Future studies with lactobacilli strains (oral and vaginal) and the oral immunostimulant OM-89 are warranted
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idc.2013.10.001
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idc.2013.10.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 24484580
SN - 0891-5520
VL - 28
SP - 135
EP - 147
JO - Infectious disease clinics of North America
JF - Infectious disease clinics of North America
IS - 1
ER -