A Cost Savings Analysis of Topical Estrogen Therapy in Urinary Tract Infection Prevention Among Postmenopausal Women
Charlotte Goldman Houston,
William S. Azar,
Sean Shenghsiu Huang
et al.
Abstract:Introduction:UTIs are some of the most common infections in geriatric patients, with many women experiencing recurrent infections after menopause. In the US, annual UTI-related costs are $2 billion, with recurrent infections creating a significant economic burden. Given the data published on topical estrogen in reducing the number of infections for postmenopausal women with recurrent UTI, we sought to evaluate how this would translate to cost savings.Methods:We performed a systematic literature review of UTI r… Show more
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