Jennifer T. Anger, MD, MPH, presented “Recurrent Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in Women: AUA/CUA/SUFU Guideline 2019” for the Grand Rounds in Urology audience in May, 2020.
How to cite: Anger, Jennifer T. “Recurrent Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in Women: AUA/CUA/SUFU Guideline 2019” May, 2020. Accessed Jul 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/recurrent-uncomplicated-urinary-tract-infections-in-women-aua-cua-sufu-guideline-2019/
Recurrent Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in Women: AUA/CUA/SUFU Guideline 2019 – Summary:
Jennifer T. Anger, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Urology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, discusses recurrent uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women. Dr. Anger chairs the AUA committee on guidelines for infections, and she discusses the rationale behind recent changes to recommendations. She outlines how the thinking about recurrent infections has changed over time, and highlights the collateral damage that a one-size-fits-all antibiotic treatment can cause, noting that the new guidelines emphasize treating individual urinary cultures. She goes on to discuss patient profiles, common symptoms, and what the guidelines recommend for initial work-ups as well as treatments. Dr. Anger further delves into ways to prevent or decrease the risk of UTIs with antibiotic prophylaxis, along with the possible risks of doing so.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jennifer T. Anger, MD, MPH, (she/her) Professor of Urology; Vice Chair of Research; and The C. Lowell and JoEllen Parsons Endowed Chair in Urology, Gender Affirming Surgery, Urologic Reconstruction, and FPMRS with the University of California at San Diego Health System is a board-certified female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery expert who has dedicated her career to improving the quality of surgical care for patients with pelvic floor disorders. She is the only physician in San Diego who performs gender affirming pelvic or "bottom" surgery, including vaginoplasty (penile inversion, peritoneal and intestinal), vulvoplasty (zero or shallow depth), metoidioplasty, phalloplasty, and robotic hysterectomy with vaginectomy and non-binary options.
