Keep it Simple: A Proposal for a New Definition of Uncomplicated and Complicated Urinary Tract Infections from the EAU Urological Infections Guidelines Panel

Gernot Bonkat; Florian Wagenlehner; Jennifer Kranz

doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2024.05.007

Keep it Simple: A Proposal for a New Definition of Uncomplicated and Complicated Urinary Tract Infections from the EAU Urological Infections Guidelines Panel

Eur Urol. 2024 May 13:S0302-2838(24)02353-4. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2024.05.007. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Gernot Bonkat¹, Florian Wagenlehner², Jennifer Kranz³

Affiliations

¹ alta uro AG, Merian Iselin Klinik, Center of Biomechanics & Calorimetry, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; European Association of Urology Urological Infections Guidelines Panel, Arnhem, The Netherlands. Electronic address: bonkat@alta-uro.com.
² European Association of Urology Urological Infections Guidelines Panel, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Department of Urology, Pediatric Urology and Andrology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
³ European Association of Urology Urological Infections Guidelines Panel, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany; Department of Urology and Kidney Transplantation, Martin-Luther-University, Halle, Germany.

PMID: 38744631
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2024.05.007

Abstract

The European Association of Urology Urological Infections Guidelines Panel is proposing a new classification scheme for categorizing urinary tract infections (UTIs) into uncomplicated and complicated types. This classification would provide clarity and facilitate effective clinical management of UTIs, and acknowledges the importance of addressing clinical and sex-specific nuances in the care of individual patients.

Publication types

Editorial