The Clinical Guidelines for Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis and Acute Uncomplicated Pyelonephritis

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Review ISSN 2465-8243(Print) / ISSN: 2465-8510(Online) https://doi.org/10.14777/uti.2017.12.2.55 Urogenit Tract Infect 2017;12(2):55-64 http://crossmark.crossref.org/dialog/?doi=10.14777/uti.2017.12.2.55&domain=pdf&date_stamp=2017-08-25 The Clinical Guidelines for Acute Uncomplicated Cystitis and Acute Uncomplicated Pyelonephritis Ki Ho Kim, Jae Heon Kim1, Seung-Ju Lee2, Hong Chung3, Jae Min Chung4, Jae Hung Jung5, Hyun Sop Choe2, Hun Choi6, Sun-Ju Lee7; The Committee of The Korean Association of Urogenital Track Infection and Inflammation Department of Urology, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Gyeongju, 1Department of Urology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, 2Department of Urology, St. Vincent’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, 3Department of Urology, Konkuk University Chungju Hospital, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Chungju, 4Department of Urology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, 5Department of Urology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, 6Department of Urology, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan,7Department of Urology, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea To date, there has not been an establishment of guidelines for urinary tract infections, due to limited domestic data in Korea, unlike other North American and European countries. The clinical characteristics, etiology, and antimicrobial susceptibility of urinary tract infections vary from country to country. Moreover, despite the same disease, antibiotic necessary to treat it may vary from country to country. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a guideline that is relevant to a specific country. However, in Korea, domestic data have been limited, and thus, guidelines considering the epidemiological characteristics pertaining specifically to Korea do not exist. Herein, describe a guideline that was developed by the committee of The Korean Association of Urogenital Tract Infection and Inflammation, which covers only the uncomplicated urinary tract infections, as covering all parts in the first production is difficult. Keywords: