The EAU and AUA/CUA/SUFU Guidelines on Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: What is the Difference?

Kurt G Naber; Gernot Bonkat; Florian M E Wagenlehner

doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2020.06.032

The EAU and AUA/CUA/SUFU Guidelines on Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: What is the Difference?

Eur Urol. 2020 Nov;78(5):645-646. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2020.06.032. Epub 2020 Jun 29.

Authors

Kurt G Naber¹, Gernot Bonkat², Florian M E Wagenlehner³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany. Electronic address: kurt@nabers.de.
² alta uro AG, Basel, Switzerland.
³ Clinic for Urology, Pediatric Urology and Andrology, Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany.

PMID: 32616407
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2020.06.032

Abstract

For diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI), low bacterial counts in urine culture need to be considered more often. Non-antibiotic prophylaxis should be prioritized before antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with uncomplicated, recurrent UTI. Immunoprophylaxis in patients with rUTI deserves better consideration.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Editorial

MeSH terms

Humans
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
Recurrence
Urinary Tract Infections / prevention & control*