MicrobiologybioRxiv
Bacterial growth-promoting properties of pooled urine and individual urines from post-menopausal women with or without a urinary tract infection can vary substantially
L. Reitzer, J. Hogins, E. Fan…·P. E. Zimmern
The paper investigates bacterial growth in urine from post-menopausal women with and without UTIs, finding significant variation in growth rates and suggesting pooled urine may not represent an average.
DOI 10.1128/spectrum.02016-22