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Acute Cystitis

Ruqayya Gill, Stephen W. Leslie  1 , David A. Minter  2
In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025 Jan.
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Acute Cystitis

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Acute cystitis is an infection of the urinary bladder that represents the most common urinary tract infection (UTI) in women. Acute uncomplicated cystitis is defined as a UTI confined to the lower urinary tract without systemic manifestations in healthy, premenopausal, nonpregnant women. The majority of UTIs are uncomplicated. Women are disproportionately affected due to the anatomical proximity of the urethral meatus to the rectum and a shorter urethral length.

Typical clinical features include urinary frequency, urgency, dysuria, and suprapubic discomfort. Diagnosis is established through patient history, physical examination, urinalysis, and urine culture. Management should be individualized, generally conducted on an outpatient basis, and guided by local antimicrobial resistance patterns.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: Ruqayya Gill declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: Stephen Leslie declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

Disclosure: David Minter declares no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

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