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Urinary tract infections are the most frequent bacterial infection in women.<ref name=www>Urinary Tract Infections. Wikipedia 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinary_tract_infection | Urinary tract infections are the most frequent bacterial infection in women.<ref name=www>Urinary Tract Infections. Wikipedia 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinary_tract_infection. Accessed on February 9, 2016</ref> It is estimated that more than 30% of women will experience at least one episode of cystitis. Of these 30%, 20% of these women will have recurrent cystitis.<ref name="pmid9606306">{{cite journal| author=Kurowski K| title=The woman with dysuria. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 1998 | volume= 57 | issue= 9 | pages= 2155-64, 2169-70 | pmid=9606306 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9606306 }} </ref> | ||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
Females are more commonly affected with cystitis than males. The female to male ratio is 4 to 1.<ref name=www>Urinary Tract Infections. Wikipedia 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinary_tract_infection | Females are more commonly affected with cystitis than males. The female to male ratio is 4 to 1.<ref name=www>Urinary Tract Infections. Wikipedia 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinary_tract_infection. Accessed on February 9, 2016</ref> | ||
===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
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Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
Urinary tract infections are the most frequent bacterial infection in women.[1] It is estimated that more than 30% of women will experience at least one episode of cystitis. Of these 30%, 20% of these women will have recurrent cystitis.[2]
Gender
Females are more commonly affected with cystitis than males. The female to male ratio is 4 to 1.[1]
Age
Acute uncomplicated cystitis commonly affects women ages 18-39 years.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Urinary Tract Infections. Wikipedia 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinary_tract_infection. Accessed on February 9, 2016
- ↑ Kurowski K (1998). "The woman with dysuria". Am Fam Physician. 57 (9): 2155–64, 2169–70. PMID 9606306.
- ↑ Hooton TM, Besser R, Foxman B, Fritsche TR, Nicolle LE (2004). "Acute uncomplicated cystitis in an era of increasing antibiotic resistance: a proposed approach to empirical therapy". Clin Infect Dis. 39 (1): 75–80. doi:10.1086/422145. PMID 15206056.