Urinary Tract Infection, Recurrent [Women]

Michael Melia, M.D.

PATHOGENS

PATHOGENS

PATHOGENS

Same list as uncomplicated cystitis and pyelonephritis: major causes include:

  • Escherichia coli
  • Staphylococcus saprophyticus
  • Other Enterobacterales

Other organisms, including Enterococcus spp. and Group B Streptococci (GBS), are much more likely contaminants than pathogens.

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