Pharmacological agents to decrease new episodes of recurrent lower urinary tract infections in postmenopausal women. A systematic review

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 63-69

  Dueñas Garcia, Omar Felipe ^a   Sullivan, Gina ^a   Hall, Cynthia D ^a   Flynn, Michael Kevin ^a   O'Dell, Katharine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

postmenopausal; prevention; prophylaxis; recurrent urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ESTROGEN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGE; BACTERIURIA; CAUCASIAN; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JADAD SCORE; LACTOBACILLUS; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; AGED; MIDDLE AGED; SECONDARY PREVENTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84960387572     PISSN: 21518378     EISSN: 21544212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000244     Document Type: Review

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