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Review
. 2013 May 29:346:f3140.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.f3140.

Diagnosis and management of recurrent urinary tract infections in non-pregnant women

Kalpana Gupta  1 , Barbara W Trautner
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Review

Diagnosis and management of recurrent urinary tract infections in non-pregnant women

Kalpana Gupta et al. BMJ. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: We have read and understood the BMJ Group policy on declaration of interests and declare the following interests: KG is chair of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines for management of acute cystitis and pyelonephritis in women. She received no financial compensation for the work and has no financial relationship with the sponsoring foundation (IDSA). She has served as a consultant for Paratek Pharmaceutical and Pinnacle Pharmaceutical in the general area of urinary tract infection. BWT has no competing interests.

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Strategy for management of recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) in women derived from recommendations from the Infectious Diseases Society of America, European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, and the Canadian Urological Association. Not all listed agents are available or approved in the UK or in all locales. Acute episodes can be managed the same as sporadic cystitis. Prophylaxis or self initiated management should be individualized according to the preferences of patients and providers and individual circumstances. See text for further details on management strategy and evidence for listed agents. TMP-SMX=trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (co-trimoxazole), SS=single strength (80/400 mg), DS=double strength (160/800 mg)
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