Defining recurrent urinary tract infection and reinfection risk: electronic health record study
Risk estimates of subsequent UTIs after a rUTI vary according to the definition of rUTI adopted. Estimates provided here could support shared decision making around UTI prophylaxis and stratification of populations included in future rUTI research.
Authors
- Nicole Stoesser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4508-7969)
- Haroon Ahmed
- Margaret C Smith
- Thomas R Fanshawe
- A Sarah Walker
- Maria DLA Vazquez-Montes
- Gail Hayward
- Christopher Butler
Institutions
- John Radcliffe Hospital (GB)
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Oxford BioMedica (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Cardiff University (GB)
- Cardiff Metropolitan University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJGP Open
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2025.0239
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- University of Oxford
- Baily Thomas Charitable Fund
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre