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WashU Medicine

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RESEARCHERS AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN ST. LOUIS HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO IDENTIFY WHAT PUTS INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS AT THE GREATEST RISK FOR RECURRENT URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS, OR UTIs. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE ACIDITY OF URINE, ALONG WITH THE PRESENCE OF SMALL MOLECULES RELATED TO DIET MAY INFLUENCE HOW WELL BACTERIA CAN GROW IN THE URINARY TRACT. JIM DRYDEN REPORTS...

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Courtesy of Jim Dryden

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