Managing Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Primary Care - Can We Do Better?

Ong Hui Li Julia; Goh Lee Gan

The Singapore Family Physician

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Managing Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in Primary Care - Can We Do Better?

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Author(s):

Ong Hui Li Julia
Goh Lee Gan

Published in:

The Singapore Family Physician Vol 43 No 2 - Updates in Rheumatology

Page(s):

39 - 42

Publication date:

1 April 2017

ISSN:

0377-5305

Abstract

A middle-aged lady was treated and followed up for recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI) with increasingly resistant organisms without documentation of interval resolution of infection by negative urine cultures. We discuss the events following the diagnosis of her fourth urinary tract infection. Referral for further evaluation of her urinary tract in view of recurrent UTI showed she had a bladder cancer. The investigation and management of recurrent UTI is reviewed. The link between bladder cancer and recurrent urinary tract infection is also explored.