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The Microbiome in Female Urology

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Study of the female urinary microbiome is a relatively new focus of research. The female microbiome and its interaction with the body as a whole has the potential to explain a variety of clinical conditions, including recurrent urinary tract infections, urinary incontinence, and interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome. In this chapter, we will explore the available literature linking the female microbiome to urinary incontinence and pathologic lower urinary tract symptoms.

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Abbreviations

BPS:

  Bladder pain syndrome

EQUC:

  Expanded quantitative urine culture

HMP:

  Human microbiome project

IC:

   Interstitial cystitis

NIH:

  National Institute of Health

OAB:

  Overactive bladder

qPCR:

 Quantitative polymerase chain reaction

SUI:

  Stress urinary incontinence

UUI:

  Urgency urinary incontinence

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  1. Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

    Whitney Smith

  2. Department of Urology, Thomas Jefferson University/Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Alana Murphy

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  1. University of British Columbia, The Stone Centre at Vancouver General Hospital, Jack Bell Research Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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  2. University of British Columbia, The Stone Centre at Vancouver General Hospital, Jack Bell Research Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Smith, W., Murphy, A. (2019). The Microbiome in Female Urology. In: Lange, D., Scotland, K. (eds) The Role of Bacteria in Urology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17542-9_11

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