# Assessing the burden of outpatient urinary tract infections in the United States: analysis of nationwide ambulatory data (2016–2019)

## TL;DR

This study analyzed US outpatient data to determine the frequency of urinary tract infections, finding them to be the most common infection seen by physicians.

## Contribution

The study provides new nationwide data on the prevalence of outpatient urinary tract infections in the US from 2016 to 2019.

## Key findings

- UTIs were the most common infection in US physician offices during the study period.
- Approximately 10 million annualized encounters were attributed to UTIs.

## Abstract

We conducted an analysis of a nationwide survey of US physician offices between 2016 and 2019 and calculated annualized prevalence rates of urinary tract infections (UTIs). During the 3-year study period, UTI was the most common infection in US physician offices, accounting for approximately 10 million annualized encounters.