Recurrent UTIs—Prevention Without Antibiotics - Frankly Speaking Ep 274

<p>Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™   CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: <a href='https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-274'>https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-274</a></p> <p>Overview: Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be a frustrating problem for both patients and clinicians. Antibiotics are often used, but a prevailing concern is that the overuse of antibiotics may lead to more resistant bacteria. This podcast discusses methenamine hippurate as an important nonantibiotic alternative for UTI prophylaxis.</p> <p>Episode resource links:</p> <ul><li> <p>Harding C, Mossop H, Homer T, et al. Alternative to prophylactic antibiotics for the treatment of recurrent urinary tract infections in women: multicentre, open label, randomised, non-inferiority trial. BMJ. 2022 Mar 9;376:e068229. </p> <p> </p> </li> <li> <p>Lee BS, Bhuta T, Simpson JM, Craig JC. Methenamine hippurate for preventing urinary tract infections. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;10(10):CD003265. Published 2012 Oct 17. </p> </li> </ul> <p>Guest: Alan Ehrlich MD, FAAFP   Music Credit: Richard Onorato</p>