Recurrent UTIsPrevention Without Antibiotics - Frankly Speaking Ep 274

Published: May 2, 2022, 12:30 a.m.

b'Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit\\u2122\\xa0CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-274\\nOverview: Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be a frustrating problem for both patients and clinicians. Antibiotics are often used, but a prevailing concern is that the overuse of antibiotics may lead to more resistant bacteria. This podcast discusses methenamine hippurate as an important nonantibiotic alternative for UTI prophylaxis.\\nEpisode resource links:\\n\\nHarding C, Mossop H, Homer T, et al. Alternative to prophylactic antibiotics for the treatment of recurrent urinary tract infections in women: multicentre, open label, randomised, non-inferiority trial. BMJ. 2022 Mar 9;376:e068229.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\nLee BS, Bhuta T, Simpson JM, Craig JC. Methenamine hippurate for preventing urinary tract infections. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;10(10):CD003265. Published 2012 Oct 17.\\xa0\\n\\nGuest: Alan Ehrlich MD, FAAFP\\xa0Music Credit: Richard Onorato'