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Uro Flash 2023 › Uro Flash Vol-9, No-1, 2023

Nitrofurantoin: Preferred Empiric Therapy for Community-Acquired Lower Urinary Tract Infections

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infectious diseases observed in clinical practice worldwide in both healthcare and community settings. The infection is seen more often in women than in men (8:1), with approximately 50-60% of women reporting at least one incidence in their lifetime; majority in the third and ninth decades. Community acquired urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is defined as a UTI that occurs in the community or within <48 hours of hospital admission, was not incubating at the time of hospital admission, and not within 10 days after the patient has been discharged from the healthcare facility. CA-UTI is the second most common diagnosed infection in the community.