Letter to the Editor: Recurrent urinary tract infection in women: can cranberry prevent it?

Madam, urinary tract infection (UTI) refers to the infection of the kidneys, bladder, ureters or urethra. Three episodes of UTI in the last one year or two episodes in six months is termed as recurrent UTI. 60% of women experience UTI at some time in their life and a third of them experience recurrences most commonly occurring in the age groups of 25-29 years and more than 55 years. Gram negative bacteria, mainly Escherichia coli account for more than 70% of the uncomplicated UTI and gram positive bacteria including Entrococcus species, Staphylococci and Streptococci account for 5-15% of the cases.