Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs): The Expanding Global Burden, Microbial Evolution, and the Future of Precision Treatment Strategies
Introduction Urinary tract infections (UTIs) represent one of the most common infectious diseases affecting humanity. Despite being historically categorized as “routine bacterial infections,” UTIs have now emerged as a major global healthcare challenge involving antimicrobial resistance, recurrent disease burden, hospital-acquired infections, biofilm biology, healthcare economics, women’s health, aging populations, and precision infectious disease medicine. Every year, hundreds of millions of…
