Renal & urology · UKMLA & AKT
Recurrent urinary tract infection
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
Key high-yield points
- 2 or more symptomatic UTIs within 6 months, or 3 or more within 12 months
- Re-infection (most common) - new infection after full resolution vs relapse - same organism within 2 weeks, suggesting inadequate eradication or persistent focus (e.g. renal calculus)
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