The Prevalence of Unexpected Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Women with Lower Urinary Tract Complaints Suggestive of UTI is High

Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) account for over 1 million visits to the emergency department every year [1]. While most adults with UTI symptoms can be presumptively treated for simple UTI based on symptoms alone, some retrospective studies have shown that lower urinary tract complaints suggestive of UTI may be the only symptoms present in otherwise asymptomatic Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) in the sexually active female [2,3]. There is danger of misdiagnosis these patients with a simple urinary tract infection, and not treating primary or co-existent STD.