Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Conversation
The Conversation
Sarguru Subash, Assistant Professor of Veterinary Pathobiology, Texas A&M University

Get chronic UTIs? Future treatments may add more bacteria to your bladder to beat back harmful microbes

Certain strains of _E. coli_ can outcompete disease-causing microbes for resources. NIAID/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Millions of people in the U.S. and around the world suffer from urinary tract infections every year. Some groups are especially prone to chronic UTIs, including women, older adults and some veterans.

These infections are typically treated with antibiotics, but overusing these drugs can make the microbes they target become resistant and reduce the medicines’ effectiveness.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.