URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN WOMEN

1. Read these articles, with special attention to the algorithm/management flow charts.

• Does This Woman Have an Acute Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection?  Bent et al, JAMA Clinician’s Corner, May 22/29, 2002–Vol 287, No. 20 2702-2710.

• Increasing Antimicrobial Resistance and the Management of Uncomplicated Community-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections  Gupta et al, Annals of Internal Medicine, 2001;135:41-50.

• Patient-Initiated Treatment of Uncomplicated Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Young Women
  Kalpana Gupta, MD, MPH; Thomas M. Hooton, MD; Pacita L. Roberts, MS; and Walter E. Stamm, MD