A Randomized Clinical Trial of Standard versus Expanded Cultures to Diagnose Urinary Tract Infections in Women

Abstract

Symptom resolution was similar for the overall population (<i>E. coli</i> and non-<i>E. coli</i>) of women treated for UTI symptoms based on SUC or EQUC. Although the sample size limits conclusions regarding the utility of EQUC in women with non-<i>E. coli</i> uropathogens, the detected trend indicates that this understudied clinical subset warrants further study.