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90 year old woman has another uti with e coli (4th since hospitalization 7 mo ago). resistant or recurrent? need treatment every time if no symptoms?
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Dr. Pedro Hernandezanswered
Geriatrics 41 years experience
Recurrent UTIs: She needs to be evaluated by and urologist and or gynecologists. She must be placed in suppressive daily antibiotics. She should urinate often without the desire to keep the bladder empty most of the time and avoid drinking fluids 2 hours before going to bed.
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