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Re: peated UTIsFrom: Fabio Fiorino, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 29 Oct 2002 15:32:24 -0600 (CST)
At Tue, 29 Oct 2002, Laney wrote: > >Forgive me for asking a naive question, but I don't understand how a >person can get repeated UTIs. I'm 20yrs old and have had several >infections in the last few years, around 4-6 in total. Each time the >urine test comes back as positive for e.coli and the infection has >cleared up quickly with antibiotics. My question is, how can there be >repeated infections in the same area again and again? Doesn't your body >respond by creating antibodies? I've always been thought that you >couldn't get the same infection twice -- i.e., colds are always caused >by a different virus/infection. I was a little too embarrassed to bring >it up in my microbio class. > >Thanks in advance! E. coli is a very common cause of recurrent UTI. You should refere to a urologist and to a gynecoloogist to ascertain if an organic cause can be identify for your Rec. UTI. There is not an antibody response to E. coli infection. Best wishes
-- Fabio Fiorino, M.D.
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