Non-antibiotic treatment of acute urinary tract infection in primary care: a qualitative study.

Background: The views of women with acute, uncomplicated urinary tract infection (auUTI) on the acceptability of non-antibiotic treatment options are poorly understood.

Aim: To establish women's thoughts on and experience of non-antibiotic treatment for auUTIs.

Design And Setting: Qualitative interview study with primary care patients in Oxfordshire, UK, embedded within the Cranberry for Urinary Tract Infection (CUTI) feasibility trial.

Long-term antibiotics for prevention of recurrent urinary tract infection in older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials.

Objective: To address clinical uncertainties about the effectiveness and safety of long-term antibiotic therapy for preventing recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) in older adults.

Design: Systematic review andmeta-analysis of randomised trials.

Method: We searched Medline, Embase, The CINAHL), and the Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials from inception to August 2016.