Mini State of the Art: Recurrent UTIs and the Microbiome

Thursday, October 5, 2023

12:10 PM – 12:30 PM US PST

Location: A105-106

Invited Speaker(s)

Nazema Y. Siddiqui, MD, MHSc (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Disclosure(s):

Nazema Y. Siddiqui, MD, MHSc: Ethicon J&J: Research funding (Ongoing); Frontiers Media: Specialty Chief Editor (Ongoing); Medtronic Inc: Research funding (Ongoing)

In this session we will review what is known about how the urinary microbiome is implicated in recurrent urinary tract infections

Learning Objectives:

Describe why it is important to consider the urinary microbiome in the setting of recurrent UTIs
Describe what is known about urinary lactobacilli in postmenopausal recurrent UTIs
Discuss the role of molecular testing in recurrent UTI