Urinary tract infections in women in Catalonia, Spain: a population-based observational cohort study in primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a frequent consultation in primary care and are usually treated with empirical antibiotics. Women suffer more from UTIs than men, and are therefore more likely to be treated with antibiotics. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiology of UTIs in women in Catalonia, Spain.

Methods

We conducted a population-based observational cohort study that included women patients diagnosed with UTI and recurrent UTI within the SIDIAP and CMBD database during the period from 2012 to 2021. UTI diagnoses were grouped into two main groups, cystitis and pyelonephritis, and patients recorded as having 2 or more episodes of UTI within the year following the first recorded UTI were considered to have recurrent UTI.

Results

The st

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Garcia S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12455073 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature