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NR 511 week 5 SNAPP assignment.docx SNAPPS WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT TEMPLATE What is the self-directed learning issue that was identified in your oral presentation? Management of Recurrent Urinary Tract ... Infection in Women Research the self-directed learning issue and provide a summary of your findings which is fully supported by appropriate, scholarly, EBM references. According to Al-Badr and Al-Shaikh (2015), "Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most frequent clinical bacterial infections in women, accounting for nearly 25 percent of all infections. Around 50 to 60 percent of women will develop UTI in their lifetimes and approximately 20 to 30 percent of women with UTI will have a recurrence (p.4)." Escherichia coli is considered to be the primary pathogen that causes UTIs in most patients. Even though antimicrobial is the initial treatment therapy for urinary tract infection, there are many different types of prophylactic regimens that are available to help reduce the overuse of antibiotics (Al-Badr & Al-Shaikh, 2015, p. 4). Recurrent UTI can reduce the quality of life and increase healthcare costs associated with outpatient visits, diagnostic tests and prescriptions. Gupta, Nag, Garg (2017), stated "Recurrent UTI can be defined as at least three episodes of UTI in one year or two episodes in six months (p. 1)." There are many antibiotics available to help in the treatment of UTIs, but recurrent infections continue to affect many women. It necessitates to explore other alternative antimicrobial therapy. Since Escherichia coli is the primary cause of UTI which spreads from the rectum to vagina and then ascends the sterile urinary tract, it is important to improve the gut or vaginal flora with the right remedy; thus will impact the urinary tract. According to Gupta et al. (2017), "Probiotics have been shown to be effective in varied clinical trials for long-term preventions of recurrent UTI [Show More]

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