Vaccine that can stop UTIs for NINE years - in drug that could prove a saviour ... trends now

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Patients suffering persistent bladder infections could soon receive a vaccine that banishes the painful condition.

Research has found the treatment can prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs) for up to nine years in more than half of patients.

Up to 1.7 million Britons, the majority of whom are women, suffer from recurrent UTIs – classed as three or more infections a year. Symptoms include a burning pain when going to the toilet, going more often than usual and feeling as if you still need to go when the bladder is empty.

In older patients, the infection can cause a dementia-like condition called delirium. There is also a risk of sepsis, which accounts for about 50,000 deaths in the UK each year.