Effectiveness of adding vaginal probiotic to standard antibiotic treatment in recurrent urinary tract infections

Background and Objective: Recurrent urinary tract infections are common in women, cause significant complications and costs, and can even be an annoying management problem for doctors. Therefore, it is essential to identify the most appropriate method to prevent it. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of adding vaginal probiotics to standard antibiotic treatment in recurrent urinary tract infections. Materials and Methods:The study included 128 participants, with 64 individuals receiving probiotics as the intervention group and 64 individuals not receiving probiotics as the control group. After registering the patients' information, the recurrence of infection in both groups was also recorded. The chi-square test and Independent Sample t-test were used to compare the data. Results: The results of our study showed that the rate of recurrence of urinary tract infection was observed in 22 people (17.2%). Although the frequency of urinary infection recurrence in the intervention group was lower than that in the control group (15.6% vs. 28.1%), this difference was not statistically significant. Furthermore, no significant difference was found between the rate of recurrence and age, body mass index, occupation, and the type of antibiotic received. Conclusion: Considering the high prevalence of recurrent urinary tract infections in women and the growing trend of this disease, it is difficult to arrive at conclusive results regarding the effectiveness of probiotics in preventing the recurrence of this infection. As a result, there is a need for more research involving larger sample sizes and various patient groups to obtain more precise outcomes.