Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2024 Aug 1;184(8):971-972.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.1069.

Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in Older Outpatient Women

Alison J Huang  1 , Deborah Grady  1   2 , Lona Mody  3   4
Affiliations

Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in Older Outpatient Women

Alison J Huang et al. JAMA Intern Med. .
No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Clinical Insights discusses special considerations in recurrent urinary tract infection diagnosis and management in older women.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Sanyaolu LN, Cooper E, Read B, Ahmed H, Lecky DM. Impact of menopausal status and recurrent utis on symptoms, severity, and daily life: Findings from an online survey of women reporting a recent uti. Antibiotics (Basel). 2023;12(7). doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12071150. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Arinzon Z, Shabat S, Peisakh A, Berner Y. Clinical presentation of urinary tract infection (uti) differs with aging in women. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2012;55(1):145–147. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.07.012. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Monane M, Gurwitz JH, Lipsitz LA, Glynn RJ, Choodnovskiy I, Avorn J. Epidemiologic and diagnostic aspects of bacteriuria: A longitudinal study in older women. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1995;43(6):618–622. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1995.tb07194.x. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Nicolle LE, Gupta K, Bradley SF, et al. Clinical practice guideline for the management of asymptomatic bacteriuria: 2019 update by the infectious diseases society of america. Clin Infect Dis. 2019;68(10):1611–1615. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz021. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Chu CM, Lowder JL. Diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections across age groups. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018;219(1):40–51. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.12.231. - DOI - PubMed