Why UTI Testing Misses Infections & Treatment Fails: Prof Jenny Rohn

Why do standard tests so often fail to detect infection, even when symptoms are present? In this interview with Prof Jenny Rohn, a researcher focused on understanding the science behind urinary tract infection, we discussed the limitations of UTI testing and the failure of UTI treatments. Watch the full interview to learn more about the following: 👉 Why do urine dipsticks and standard urine cultures miss infections? 👉 Why is mixed flora considered to be contamination rather than infection and is this theory flawed? 👉 Is interstitial cystitis is likely to be a missed infection? 👉 Why does antibiotic treatment for UTI so often fail? 👉 What will the future of UTI treatment will look like? 👉 Prof Rohn's own work on novel UTI therapeutics. See Prof Jenny Rohn's publications: https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/6235-jenni... Read our article on the limitations of UTI testing: https://liveutifree.com/uti-test/ Watch our video with Harry Horsely on what biofilms look like:    • What do Bladder Biofilms Look Like? Imagin...   *About Prof Jenny Rohn, PhD* Professor Jenny Rohn is Head of the Centre for Urological Biology in the Department of Renal Medicine in the Division of Medicine at University College London, UK. Her laboratory focuses mainly on understanding the science behind urinary tract infection, examining bacterial behaviour and treatment failure using advanced human tissue models. She also collaborates with engineering, clinical and industrial colleagues to develop novel therapeutics. Jenny earned her PhD in Microbiology at the University of Washington, Seattle USA. After a postdoctoral fellowship at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute and a group leader position in a start-up company in the Netherlands, she re-joined academia at UCL in 2006 with a Wellcome fellowship and was promoted to Professorial Research Fellow in 2021. *About Live UTI Free* Live UTI Free is a patient advocacy and research organization. We provide research support, recruitment for research, and free resources for patient and clinician education on topics within women's pelvic health, with a focus on UTI. We do our best to provide patients with information about clinicians who specialize in recurrent and chronic UTI, in different regions. Patients, clinicians and researchers are welcome to reach out: https://liveutifree.com/contact Post-production: Melissa Wairimu   / kreativlee_   *Disclaimer* The opinions presented in this video do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Live UTI Free team. Live UTI Free does not endorse specific treatment approaches, clinicians or diagnostics methods. The content of this video does not provide medical advice. It is intended for informational purposes only. The medical and/or nutritional information is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen.