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Recurrent bacterial UTI may be harbinger of IC.
2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Urologists in Italy have observed in their patients that recurrent bacterial urinary tract infections frequently precede development of interstitial cystitis.
D. Porru and colleagues "[examined] how interstitial cystitis (IC) initiates its clinical course, which changes as the disease progresses from the initial phase to its full clinical manifestation."
According to their report, "Patients diagnosed with IC between 1998 and 2003 in our department were evaluated and reviewed regularly. The exact onset of urinary symptoms was recorded. Diagnosis of IC was made by [U.S.] National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK) criteria when clinical suspicion of IC was present. The study group included 30 female patients who were 27-69 years old when diagnosis was made. Mean age was 46.7."
Porru and coworkers reported that, "70% of patients had only one symptom at onset. The most frequent initial diagnosis was urinary tract infection (UTI). A condition of recurrent bacterial UTIs, with subsequent persistence of symptoms and negative cultures, could be detected ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Recurrent bacterial UTI may be harbinger of IC.