Current Challenges of UTI Management

Chris and Mandy discuss the current challenges of the management of UTI in primary care and introduce the real world presentation of patients and some of the current options available to healthcare professionals.

In the video Chris mentions an article that discusses a women’s journey with her UTI. 95% of women consulted a healthcare professional and 74% were prescribed antibiotics. To read more please follow this link.

Many women with urinary tract infection symptoms do not require antibiotics and in this study it was shown that two-thirds of women with UTI given Ibuprofen improved without antibiotics, however safety netting is important as complications were higher than those in the fosfomycin group.