- Urinary tract infection is one of the most common human bacterial infections with over 150 million people worldwide affected each year. (xiii)
- The global burden of this disease is rising – 16.1% increase in age-standardised incidence between 1990 and 2013. With 58,000 years lost to disability (YLD) in 2003 alone (xiv)
- 1.7 million women in the UK and a significant number of men and children suffer from Chronic Lower Urinary Tract symptoms (xv)
- Around 70% of those who experience an acute UTI will find their symptoms resolve with short course antibiotic treatment. However a further 30% will not achieve symptom resolution. (xvi)
- Approximately one in four people with a previous history of UTI will develop either recurrent or Chronic UTI (xvii)
- In one study, 93% of women diagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis or Bladder Pain Syndrome had a previous diagnosis of UTI but were told their urine culture was negative
