Background: An annual issue for millions of people worldwide are urinary tract infections (UTIs), which are a frequent and chronic medical condition. The most prevalent bacterial illness among women overall, and among postmenopausal women specifically, is urinary tract infection (UTI). Regarding age and general state, two groups of elderly women with recurrent UTIs should be distinguished: elderly institutionalized women with or without a catheter and healthy, young postmenopausal women between the ages of 50 and 70 who are neither institutionalized nor catheterized. Methods: A study population of 134 post-menopausal women, attending OPD or admitted to Department of General Medicine, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital and study duration was from December 2023 to July 2024. The co-morbidities, recurrence of UTI and the type of organisms isolated from urine sample were studied. Data were analysed using PRISM software, version 8.0. Results: The most common age group of prevalence of UTI in the most menopausal female was in 44-52 years (44%). The overall the recurrence rate was 41.3% and the rate was highest in the >80 years age group (77%). There was statistically significant association between diabetes mellitus and UTI recurrence with p value of 0.03. The most common organism isolated was E. coli 76.8%, in urine cultures. It was also responsible for adverse outcomes. Conclusion: The study revealed a higher recurrence rate with advanced age among postmenopausal women. There was two times more risk of developing UTI in patients with Diabetes Mellitus. E. coli was the most common organism responsible.

Background: An annual issue for millions of people worldwide are urinary tract infections (UTIs), which are a frequent and chronic medical condition. The most prevalent bacterial illness among women overall, and among postmenopausal women specifically, is urinary tract infection (UTI). Regarding age and general state, two groups of elderly women with recurrent UTIs should be distinguished: elderly institutionalized women with or without a catheter and healthy, young postmenopausal women between the ages of 50 and 70 who are neither institutionalized nor catheterized. Methods: A study population of 134 post-menopausal women, attending OPD or admitted to Department of General Medicine, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital and study duration was from December 2023 to July 2024. The co-morbidities, recurrence of UTI and the type of organisms isolated from urine sample were studied. Data were analysed using PRISM software, version 8.0. Results: The most common age group of prevalence of UTI in the most menopausal female was in 44-52 years (44%). The overall the recurrence rate was 41.3% and the rate was highest in the >80 years age group (77%). There was statistically significant association between diabetes mellitus and UTI recurrence with p value of 0.03. The most common organism isolated was E. coli 76.8%, in urine cultures. It was also responsible for adverse outcomes. Conclusion: The study revealed a higher recurrence rate with advanced age among postmenopausal women. There was two times more risk of developing UTI in patients with Diabetes Mellitus. E. coli was the most common organism responsible.