Med. praxi. 2023;20(2):104-110 [Urol. praxi. 2021;22(2):70-74]

Modern trends in prophylaxis of lower urinary tract infections

MUDr. Hana Musilová, MUDr. Roman Staněk
Urologické oddělení, Slezská nemocnice v Opavě

Urinary tract infections are very frequent diagnose among bacterial infections. Illness mostly affect women than men (20:1). Prophylaxis lower urinary tract infections is provided by antimicrobial or non-antimicrobial ways. Regarding to increased antibiotics resistance of bacterial strains, modern medicine tend to looking for new non-antimictobial ways of prophylaxis of lower urinary tract infections and decrease frequency of using antibiotic therapy.

Keywords: uroinfection, vulvovaginal discomfort, cranberries, D-mannose, hyaluronic acid, probiotics, immunostimulation, enzymatic therapy.

Published: May 10, 2023  Show citation

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