UrOP position paper in support of the new classification of urinary tract infections: from "uncomplicated/complicated" to localized/systemic"

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Integrated Sciences (DISC), University of Genoa.
² Department of Urology, Romolo Hospital, Rocca di Neto (KR).
³ Department of Urology, Aurelia Hospital, Rome.
⁴ Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, Urological Research Institute (URI), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan.
⁵ Istituto Clinico Città di Brescia.
⁶ Urology Unit, Villa Igea Private Hospital, Ancona.
⁷ Department of Urology, Giovanni XXIII Monastier Hospital, Treviso.
⁸ Istituti Clinici Zucchi, Monza.
⁹ Center of Minimally-Invasive Urology, Pio XI Clinic, Fondazione Vincenzo Pansadoro, Rome.
¹⁰ Department of Urology, IRCSS European Institute of Oncology (IEO), Milan.
¹¹ Department of Urology, IRCSS Policlinico Universitario Fondazione Agostino Gemelli, Rome.
¹² Department of Reconstructive Surgery, Clinica Sedes Sapientiae, Turin.
¹³ Urology Unit, San Carlo di Nancy Hospital, Rome.
¹⁴ Department of Urology, Tiberia Hospital, Rome.
¹⁵ Department of Urology, Hesperia Hospital, Modena.
¹⁶ Division of Urology, Ente ecclesiastico Ospedale Generale Regionale "Miulli", Acquaviva delle Fonti (BA).
¹⁷ NEUROMED, Avellino.
¹⁸ Urologi Ospedalità Gestione Privata (UrOP).
¹⁹ Department of Urology, Ospedali Civili of Brescia.
²⁰ Division of Urology, School of Medicine, Kore University of Enna.

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Guglielmo Mantica et al. Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2025.

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. 2025 Sep 30;97(3):14280.

doi: 10.4081/aiua.2025.14280. Epub 2025 Sep 11.

¹ Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Integrated Sciences (DISC), University of Genoa.
² Department of Urology, Romolo Hospital, Rocca di Neto (KR).
³ Department of Urology, Aurelia Hospital, Rome.
⁴ Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, Urological Research Institute (URI), IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan.
⁵ Istituto Clinico Città di Brescia.
⁶ Urology Unit, Villa Igea Private Hospital, Ancona.
⁷ Department of Urology, Giovanni XXIII Monastier Hospital, Treviso.
⁸ Istituti Clinici Zucchi, Monza.
⁹ Center of Minimally-Invasive Urology, Pio XI Clinic, Fondazione Vincenzo Pansadoro, Rome.
¹⁰ Department of Urology, IRCSS European Institute of Oncology (IEO), Milan.
¹¹ Department of Urology, IRCSS Policlinico Universitario Fondazione Agostino Gemelli, Rome.
¹² Department of Reconstructive Surgery, Clinica Sedes Sapientiae, Turin.
¹³ Urology Unit, San Carlo di Nancy Hospital, Rome.
¹⁴ Department of Urology, Tiberia Hospital, Rome.
¹⁵ Department of Urology, Hesperia Hospital, Modena.
¹⁶ Division of Urology, Ente ecclesiastico Ospedale Generale Regionale "Miulli", Acquaviva delle Fonti (BA).
¹⁷ NEUROMED, Avellino.
¹⁸ Urologi Ospedalità Gestione Privata (UrOP).
¹⁹ Department of Urology, Ospedali Civili of Brescia.
²⁰ Division of Urology, School of Medicine, Kore University of Enna.

Abstract

Dear Editor, For a few decades, urinary tract infections (UTIs) have been classified according to the dichotomy "uncomplicated" and "complicated"...