Urinary Tract Infection (IDSA Conference News)

Women with Recurrent RUTI Diagnose, Treat Themselves Accurately

Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 23rd, 1998

Women with recurrent urinary tract infections (RUTI), a common condition that affects one in five women, successfully diagnose and treat their infections without repeat laboratory tests and visits to the doctor, according to research presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) held November 12-15, 1998, in Denver, Colorado.

"Our study suggests that many women with a history of recurrent urinary tract infections can start treatment on their own at the first sign of symptoms, thus sparing them the discomfort of waiting for a visit to the doctor and having a urinalysis to confirm the diagnosis," said Kalpana Gupta, MD, fellow...

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