Effect of Pharmacotherapy for Overactive Bladder on the Incidence of and Factors Related to Urinary Tract Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Letter
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You have accessJournal of UrologyLetters to the Editor1 Jul 2023Effect of Pharmacotherapy for Overactive Bladder on the Incidence of and Factors Related to Urinary Tract Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Letter.is a letter which has replyEffect of Pharmacotherapy for Overactive Bladder on the Incidence of and Factors Related to Urinary Tract Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Reply. Ahmet Urkmez and David Staskin Ahmet UrkmezAhmet Urkmez https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8357-7734 Division of Urology, St Elizabeth's Medical Center, Steward Health, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts and David StaskinDavid Staskin Division of Urology, St Elizabeth's Medical Center, Steward Health, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000003508AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail J Urol. 2023;209(4):665-674. To the Editor: The authors performed an elegant meta-analysis and concluded, “This meta-analysis showed that antimuscarinic agents statistically significantly increased the incidences of urinary tract infection (UTI) and lower urinary tract symptoms and dysfunction, but β3-adrenoceptor agonists did not.”1 They note “direct comparisons between antimuscarinics and β3-adrenoreceptor antagonists by using only head-to-head [randomized controlled trial] data would be ideal, more…
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