Update to the management of recurrent urinary tract infections in women aged 16 years and older
Leigh Sanyaolu, Haroon Ahmed, Miriam Santer, Sian Jones, Gail Hayward · 2026
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Leigh Sanyaolu and coauthors published a 2026 review on repeat urinary tract infections in women aged sixteen and older, bringing care advice up to date. About six percent of United Kingdom women, roughly 1.7 million people, live with this burden, and urinary cases rank second only to chest infections as a reason for antibiotic prescribing. Hospital stays alone cost the English health service over 600 million pounds across 2023 to 2024.
The review centers on the 2024 national guidance update, which sets a stepwise ladder: behavior steps first, then drug-free options, and antibiotics last. Vaginal estrogen is among the middle steps. Guidance from other countries is compared for where it agrees and where it parts. How the illness starts, how it is found, and what treatments work are summed up for doctors facing germs that shrug off drugs.
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| CREATOR | Leigh Sanyaolu, Haroon Ahmed, Miriam Santer, Sian Jones, Gail Hayward |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |