The urinary microbiome in women with mixed urinary incontinence compared to similarly aged controls

Abstract
Previous studies have suggested that women with urinary incontinence have an altered urinary microbiome. We hypothesized that the microbiome in women with mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) differed from controls and tested this hypothesis using bacterial gene sequencing techniques.
Funding Information
  • the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (1-U10-HD069025-01, 2-U10-HD041261-11, 2-U10-HD041267-12, 1-U10-HD069013-01, 2-U10-HD054214-06, 2-U10-HD054215-06, 1-U10-HD069010-01, 1-U10-HD069006-01, 1-U01HD069031-01)
  • National Center for Research Resources and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health ((Grant Number ULTR001449).)