Prospective Cohort Study of Microbial and Inflammatory Events Immediately Preceding<i>Escherichia coli</i>Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in Women

Abstract

Among women with frequent rUTIs, the prevalences of periurethral rUTI strain carriage, bacteriuria, pyuria, and intercourse dramatically increase over the days preceding rUTI. A better understanding of the pathogenesis of rUTI will lead to better prevention strategies.