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The Association of Urinary Tract Infection With a Recent Pelvic Examination in Women
Jeffrey D. Tiemstra, MD;
James M. Sinacore, PhD
Arch Fam Med. 1996;5(6):357-360.
Abstract
We tried to determine whether women with a urinary tract infection (UTI) were more likely to have had a recent pelvic examination than were women seen for other reasons. We compared 56 women who were diagnosed as having a UTI with 49 controls who had an unrelated complaint (sinusitis). Significantly more women with UTIs had received a pelvic examination within the preceding 2 months (43% vs 16%, P=.01). We conclude that having a pelvic examination is associated with an increased risk of a UTI developing within the following 2 months. This may be due to physical factors related to the examination or to risk factors related to the patients' reasons for obtaining a pelvic examination. Further study is needed to determine if the pelvic examination is an independent risk factor. If so, established preventive measures could reduce this risk.
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Family Medicine, The University of Illinois at Chicago.
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