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Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections In Females, Raheela Mohsin Rizvi, Khurram Mutahir Siddiqui
Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections In Females, Raheela Mohsin Rizvi, Khurram Mutahir Siddiqui
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Uncomplicated Urinary tract infections are common in adult women across the entire age spectrum, with mean annual incidence of 15% and 10% in those aged 15-39 and 40-79 years, respectively. Urinary tract infection (UTI), with its diverse clinical syndromes and affected host groups, remains one of the most common but widejly misunderstood and challenging infectious diseases encountered in clinical practice. Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) present a significant problem for women and a challenge for the doctors who care for them. The diagnosis of uncomplicated UTI can be achieved best by a thorough assessment of patient symptoms with or without …