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UTIGA: a new society for UTI professionals, researchers and patients

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The Urinary Tract Infection Global Alliance (UTIGA) — a new society in the field of urinary tract infection — has been established to promote cross-disciplinary interactions, provide access to new information, identify research needs and standardize patient management. UTIGA will also provide mentorship opportunities and patient advocacy.

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The authors acknowledge D. Hunstad for thoughtful critiques and discussion.

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  1. Department of Urology, Children’s National Health System, Washington, DC, USA

    Hans G. Pohl

  2. Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Swaine Chen

  3. Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Swaine Chen

  4. Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA

    Christina B. Ching & Sheryl S. Justice

  5. Department of Urology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA

    Christina B. Ching

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Pohl, H.G., Chen, S., Ching, C.B. et al. UTIGA: a new society for UTI professionals, researchers and patients. Nat Rev Urol 17, 309–310 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41585-020-0313-0

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