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  • Women's Health

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  • Management of acute lower urinary tract infections (LUTI) differs based on whether episodes are sporadic or recurrent.
  • Identifying factors differentiating acute sporadic cystitis (AC) from recurrent cystitis (RC) can personalize patient care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To define factors distinguishing AC from RC.
  • To improve individualized management strategies for LUTI.

Main Methods:

  • Post hoc analysis of prospectively collected data from the multinational GPIU.COM study.
  • Evaluation of female patients with acute LUTI using symptom scores, clinical/laboratory data, and urine culture.
  • Risk factor assessment using LUTIRE nomogram and ORENUC classification, with statistical analysis including logistic regression.

Main Results:

  • Fifty-six patients had RC and 50 had AC.
  • RC patients more frequently reported constipation, severe symptom impact, multiple uropathogens, and trace proteinuria.
  • Chronic constipation, severe symptom impact, and multiple uropathogens were independent predictors of RC, with predictive models showing strong discrimination (AUC 0.80-0.84).

Conclusions:

  • AC and RC exhibit distinct differences in symptoms, quality of life, urinalysis, and microbiology.
  • A comprehensive prognostic algorithm combining LUTIRE and ORENUC predictors could enhance recurrence risk assessment.
  • Refined LUTI classification with recurrence grading is needed for better clinical decision-making and prevention.