ABSTRACT
UTI is common in women. Each year around 5% of women present with dysuria and frequency and about half have a UTI. UTI is more common in patients undergoing gynaecological surgery as the patient is usually catheterized pre-operatively. Increased risk is also associated with an in-dwelling catheter peri-operatively e.g. after urogynaecological surgery and radical vulvectomy
If recurrent it may be a cause of considerable morbidity and can cause severe renal disease.
