21st All-Russian Science Education Forum “Mother & Child”. Urinary tract infections in women: what a gynecologist needs to know? (Post-release)

Abstract

A round table on the topic “Urinary tract infections in women: what a gynecologist needs to know?” was organized within the framework of the 21st All-Russian Science Education Forum “Mother & Child” that was held on September 28–30, 2020, in Moscow. The speakers reported on an increasing incidence of urinary tract infections (UTIs), in particular, cystitis. This is accounted for by the lack of a common diagnostic and treatment approach to this disease among various medical specialties and self-medicating with randomly chosen or low-dose antibiotics. Current recommendations for the prescribing of medications to reduce the symptoms of acute cystitis are addressed. The increase in the prevalence of antibiotic resistance is highlighted. The development and more active implementation of the approaches avoiding the use of antibiotics to prevent UTI recurrences are required. Keywords: cystitis, urinary tract infections, recommendations, immune prophylaxis, cranberry, D-mannose, vitamin D. For citation:  21st All-Russian Science Education Forum “Mother & Child”. Urinary tract infections in women: what a gynecologist needs to know? (Post-release). Russian Journal of Woman and Child Health. 2020;3(4):282–288. DOI: 10.32364/2618-8430-2020-3-4-282-289.