IDSA recommends shorter antibiotic courses for adults with cUTIs who show clinical improvement on effective therapy.

If you’ve ever had a urinary tract infection, you know the misery - the frequency, urgency and pain of urination. And if you’ve had recurrences, you’ve probably tried nearly everything to prevent them ...

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Pooled trial data show gepotidacin provides early, meaningful symptom relief comparable to nitrofurantoin in uncomplicated urinary tract infection.

AN IDSA 2025 guideline favors shorter antibiotic duration for complicated UTI when patients improve and respond well with active therapy. A clinical practice guideline addressing duration of ...

UTIs and constipation are linked, but UTIs do not directly cause constipation. Shared anatomy and factors, like pelvic floor stress, can connect UTIs and constipation. OTC treatments, like fiber ...

Did you know that newborns can get UTI too? Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are quite common in infants. It happens when bacteria enter the urinary tract through the urethra, travel up to the bladder, ...

Q: I keep getting urinary tract infections (UTIs), and antibiotics don't seem to work like they used to. What's going on? A: That's a common frustration. UTIs are on the rise, and they're becoming ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be painful and sometimes frequent, especially for women and seniors. UTIs can occur with the introduction of bacteria, like E. coli, into the system, which can be ...

In kids with a febrile urinary tract infection (UTI), an individualized duration of antibiotics led to an increased risk of recurrent UTI compared with a 10-day course. However, the individualized ...

We conducted systematic reviews and meta-analyses using a unified search strategy (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, January 1990–December 2024) to determine whether short-course antibiotics are ...