IMPORTANCE OF EVALUATING FOR BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS IN A PATIENT OF RECURRENT UTI -A CASE REPORT

Jasleen Kaur, Sanvedna Sharma* and Navjot Singh

ABSTRACT

Recurrent urinary tract infections are a challenging condition to treat pertaining to various risk factors and the complex anatomical and physiological relationship of urethra to vagina and gut. Bacterial vaginosis is often overlooked as a cause of recurrent Urinary tract infections in women. Here we present a case of recurrent urinary tract infection in a post-menopausal woman which responded to treatment after underlying Bacterial vaginosis was treated.

Keywords: Vaginosis, Pathogenesis, Microbiota, Pyelonephritis, Probiotics.