Table 2.
Measures of success in prevention or treatment of UTI.
Measure | Definition | References |
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Number of UTI | Statistically significant reduction in the number of UTIs in treatment versus placebo group. | [41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,58] |
Time to first UTI | Statistically significant reduction in the time to first UTI in treatment versus placebo group. | [33,41,44,45,46,52] |
% Of patients UTI free | Statistically significant difference susceptible patients who did not acquire a UTI during this study period. | [33,41,42,44,45,48,49,50,51,54,55] |
Duration of UTI | Statistically significant difference in the total time frame patients experienced the UTI for up until symptom resolution | [47] |
Symptom scores | Significant UTI-associated symptom relief experienced in patients after taking treatment | [56,57,58,59,77] |