To improve the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of urinary tract infection through collaborative research, teaching, and evidence-based guideline development

Aims and objectives

The ESCMID Study Group for Urinary Tract Infections (ESGUTI) aims to bring together international experts on the diagnosis, pathophysiology, treatment, and prevention of urinary tract infections (UTI) in order to improve our understanding, management and prevention of these infections and to reduce the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in this population.

To advance its mission, ESGUTI is committed to:

• Organising meetings of research groups studying UTI to enhance cooperation among diverse specialties, including infectious diseases, microbiology, immunology, urology, and nephrology
• Performing research projects to build the evidence base for diagnosing, managing, preventing UTI; efforts will also be made to establish consensus definitions for both the research and patient-care spheres
• Developing clinical guidelines on UTI such as UTI in men (including bacterial prostatitis)
• Offering postgraduate teaching and training courses on clinical and experimental aspects of UTI