Evolving Enterococcus faecalis Biofilms and Urinary Tract Infection Relapse: Does Vaginal Estrogen Matter?
A small percentage of premenopausal and postmenopausal patients with recurrent UTI required additional antibiotics for E. faecalis relapse. However, there are no statistically significant differences between our estrogen-deficient or estrogenized postmenopausal patients, and premenopausal patients.
Authors
- Natalie Squires (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2608-0208)
- Stephanie Sansone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9805-862X)
- Tirsit Asfaw
- Aileen Abankwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6290-2531)
- Saya Segal
Institutions
- Cornell University (US)
- Presbyterian Hospital (US)
- Jersey Shore University Medical Center (US)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Urogynecology
- Published
- 2024-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/spv.0000000000001645
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00