SynthesisBJU international2025
What is chronic urinary tract infection? A systematic review.
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2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Variation in Guidelines for the Management of Acute Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections Across the United States, Europe, and Australia.International urogynecology journal · 2026Review
- More than an infection: the ecological puzzle of recurrent urinary tract infections.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo define 'chronic' urinary tract infection (UTI) by reviewing current published research that employs this term.
methodsWe systematically searched Medline and Embase for studies covering all aspects of human UTI. For comparison, current urological and infectious disease guidelines were also reviewed.
resultsThe electronic search yielded a total of 2175 articles, of which 154 were eventually included for data extraction. Of these, six studies presented a definition of chronic UTI within the text. The definitions were highly incongruent among studies and often identical to the current definition of 'recurrent' UTI.
conclusionChronic UTI is an undefined term, which has nevertheless been increasingly used in the past 15 years. Chronic UTI does not represent a distinct clinical or microbiological condition that justifies its use as medical diagnosis.
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