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Volume 12, Issue 4

Relationship between sexual intercourse and urinary-tract infection in women attending a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases Free

Abstract

SUMMARY

The prevalence of urinary-tract infection (UTI), diagnosed by examination of a single midstream urine from sexually active women was found to be 6.4%. Significant bacteriuria was most common in women who presented within 24 h of coitus but was not related to the number of sexual partners. UTI occurred significantly more often in women who presented within 4 days of intercourse than in women seen after a longer interval. Whether frequency of intercourse affects the prevalence of UTI remains to be determined.

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© J. MED. MICROBIOL. 1979
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Relationship between sexual intercourse and urinary-tract infection in women attending a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases
J. Med. Microbiol. 12, 511 (1979); https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-12-4-511
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