Risk Factors for Urinary Tract Infections in Postmenopausal Women
Open Access
- 10 May 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 164 (9), 989-993
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.164.9.989
Abstract
More than 8 million women in the United States seek medical attention for urinary tract infections (UTI) each year.1 The annual incidence among women older than 50 years is 9% and these infections account for substantial morbidity.2,3 Risk factors for UTI have been well characterized among young healthy women and among older, debilitated women living in institutional settings.4-6 However, the risk factors for healthy community-dwelling postmenopausal women have not been well described.7Keywords
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