Editorial Comment

This rapid review with practice recommendations on the treatment and prevention of recurrent lower urinary tract infections in women is timely as the number of women affected by this condition, especially the older group, is rapidly growing in all of our practices. The authors should be congratulated for their large and detailed search of the best available literature on this topic and for offering a succinct algorithm of the favored alternatives for rUTI prevention and treatment. Notably, a quick glance at reference 3 pointing out the lack of consensus in the definition of rUTIs, and at the quality rating (AMSTAR 2) column in table 3 documenting the “low or critically low” level of evidence in the presented data in 20 of 23 reviews, should be more than sufficient to convince the reader and the international scientific community of the vast gaps in knowledge of rUTIs.
Source: The Journal of Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Review Article Source Type: research