The EAU and AUA/CUA/SUFU Guidelines on Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: What is the Difference?

For diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI), low bacterial counts in urine culture need to be considered more often. Non-antibiotic prophylaxis should be prioritized before antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with uncomplicated, recurrent UTI. Immunoprophylaxis in patients with rUTI deserves better consideration.

European urology. 2020 Jun 29 [Epub ahead of print]

Kurt G Naber, Gernot Bonkat, Florian M E Wagenlehner

Department of Urology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany. Electronic address: ., alta uro AG, Basel, Switzerland., Clinic for Urology, Pediatric Urology and Andrology, Justus-Liebig University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany.