Everyday Medicine by Dr Luke Crantock

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Episode 110. Recurrent UTI with Dr Tony Amin

Urinary tract infections are one of the top twenty reasons patients present, for primary care. According to Kidney Health Australia, 1 in 2 women and 1 in 20 men will develop a urinary tract infection in their lifetime. Approximately 4 in 10 women who develop a UTI will have at least one more infection in the next 6 months. Furthermore, 4% of patients in residential care develop recurrent UTIs, which is defined as 3 infections in a 12-month period or 2 or more in a 6-month period (including cystitis and pyelonephritis).

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