Open AccessAssociation of Urinary Tract Infection in Married Women Presenting with Urinary Incontinence in a Hospital based Population
Author(s) -
Jayakumar Subramaniam,
Shilpalakshmiprasad Eswara,
Bineshlal Yesudhason
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/16547.7390
Subject(s) - medicine , nitrofurantoin , urine , proteus mirabilis , bacteriuria , urinary incontinence , urinary system , population , outpatient clinic , ampicillin , etiology , antibiotic resistance , antibiotics , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , escherichia coli , biology , environmental health , biochemistry , gene
Urinary incontinence (UI) is increasingly recognized as a significant health problem, which remains a hygienic as well as social problem. Women have higher risk of developing incontinence in their lifetime compared with men. Urinary tract infection can increase the incidence of incontinence. Present study was undertaken to assess the association of UTI in married women who presented with UI.