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Patients with uncomplicated acute cystitis were included. Exclusion criteria included patients younger than 18 years of age, those with vaginal discharge or irritation, fever, functional or anatomical abnormalities of the genitourinary tract, an indwelling urinary catheter, hormone replacement therapy, pregnancy, or other complicated UTIs. The collected information included age, self-reported comorbidities, habits of posttoilet rinsing as a hygiene method, antibiotic use, urine analysis, and pathogens obtained in urine cultures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In total, 823 women with UTI were identified. Of these, 133 were diagnosed with uncomplicated acute cystitis. Further, 35 patients had the habit of posttoilet rinsing (habit group; mean age, 60.54 \u00b1 15.97 years). The control group included 98 patients without this habit (mean age, 53.26 \u00b1 17.18 years) (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.03). The percentage of cases wherein cystitis resolved within 1 week was significantly higher in the control group (61.86%) compared to that in the habit group (25.71%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.0002). The urine culture positivity rate between the control and habit groups was not significantly different (57.14% vs. 40.0%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.0812). The posttoilet rinsing habit was the only predictor of prolonged cystitis and antibiotic use in both univariable and multivariable analyses.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These results suggest that the habit of posttoilet rinsing may prolong the duration of uncomplicated acute cystitis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/tcmj.tcmj_246_24","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,24]],"date-time":"2025-03-24T06:53:59Z","timestamp":1742799239000},"page":"412-417","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Posttoilet rinsing predicts prolonged cystitis and antibiotic use in adult women with uncomplicated acute 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