ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2015
Incidence, severity, help seeking, and management of uncomplicated urinary tract infection: a population-based survey.
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- Primary care practitioners' experiences managing urinary tract infections: a qualitative evidence synthesis.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2026Pooled it
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for treating symptomatic uncomplicated urinary tract infections in non-pregnant adult women.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Original Article Phytotherapy in Adults With Recurrent Uncomplicated Cystitis.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2022Pooled it
- Implications of Antibiotic Resistance for Patients' Recovery From Common Infections in the Community: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2017Pooled it
- Early Symptom Response in Patients With Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection Treated With Gepotidacin or Nitrofurantoin: Pooled Analysis From Two Pivotal Phase 3 Studies.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2026Trial
- Perceived Barriers to Care for Urinary Tract Infections in Emerging Adulthood.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Trial
- Self-reported acceptability and feasibility of a multimodal intervention to reduce antibiotic prescriptions for urinary tract infections in primary care: a process evaluation of the RedAres trial among general practitioners and medical practice assistants.BMC health services research · 2025Trial
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- Effects of a multimodal intervention in primary care to reduce second line antibiotic prescriptions for urinary tract infections in women: parallel, cluster randomised, controlled trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2023Trial
- Evidence-based appraisal of two guidelines for the diagnosis of suspected, uncomplicated urinary tract infections in primary care: a diagnostic accuracy validation study.The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy · 2023Trial
- Antibiotic versus cranberry in the treatment of uncomplicated urinary infection: a randomized controlled trial.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2023Trial
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- Reducing antibiotic use for uncomplicated urinary tract infection in general practice by treatment with uva-ursi (REGATTA) - a double-blind, randomized, controlled comparative effectiveness trial.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2018Trial
- Point-of-care urine culture for managing urinary tract infection in primary care: a randomised controlled trial of clinical and cost-effectiveness.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2018Trial
- Predicting antibiotic prescription after symptomatic treatment for urinary tract infection: development of a model using data from an RCT in general practice.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2016Trial
- Recurrent urinary tract infections and complications after symptomatic versus antibiotic treatment: follow-up of a randomised controlled trial.German medical science : GMS e-journal · 2016Trial
- Women's perspectives on urine sample collection in primary care when presenting with symptoms of urinary tract infection: A qualitative study.Atencion primaria · 2026Article
- First Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing D-Mannose to Fosfomycin in Acute Uncomplicated Lower Urinary Tract Infections.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Update to the management of recurrent urinary tract infections in women aged 16 years and older.Drug and therapeutics bulletin · 2026Review
- Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections: From an Invisible Impact to a Visible Change in Complex Care.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundLimited knowledge of the population incidence and management of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) limits information provision and interventions to enhance care in the community.
aimTo describe incidence and severity, help seeking, and management of UTI from a population perspective. DESIGN AND
settingHousehold survey in England in 2014.
methodIn total, a random sample of 2424 females aged ≥16 years were interviewed in their own homes using computer-assisted interviewing about their UTI symptoms, help seeking, and management. Data were weighted by sex, age, ethnicity, working status, social grade, and housing tenure, and Government Office Region to be broadly representative of the general population.
resultsOf the females interviewed, 892 (37%) reported having had at least one UTI in their lifetime (29% had more than one episode). In the past year, 11% of all females reported a UTI and 3% recurrent UTI (≥3 or more). Of those who had ever had a UTI, 48% rated their last UTI as fairly or very severe. In total, 95% consulted a health professional; 65% at their local GP practice during routine consulting hours. Out-of-hours consulting was uncommon but more prevalent in younger females. Of those contacting a health professional, 76% had a urine test, 74% were prescribed an antibiotic, but only 63% of these reported taking the antibiotic. Delayed antibiotic prescribing was rare.
conclusionUTI symptoms are common; most females consult in general practice, and are prescribed antibiotics, but one-third report not taking the antibiotics as prescribed. Benefit and harms in those taking, and not taking, antibiotics need to be better understood in order to improve help seeking, management, and adherence. Urine tests and antibiotics could be reduced by basing empirical antibiotics on symptoms, and increasing use of back-up prescriptions.
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