Urinary tract infection
Broader Terms
infection, urinary tract disorder
Narrower Terms
Facts
- While the presence or absence of a true urinary tract infection is occasionally difficult to determine, the distinction between cystitis and pyelonephritis is even more problematic.
- Urinary tract infection is much more common in adults than in children, but about 1-2% of children do get urinary tract infections.
- Urinary tract infection is the result of bacteria that multiply and spread.
- Urinary tract infection occurs when bacteria from outside the body get into the urinary tract and cause infection and inflammation.
- Urinary tract infection is caused by the bacterial invasion of the urinary tract: bladder, bladder neck and urethra.
- The most common symptoms of Symptoms of urinary tract infection are cloudy urine, urine that contains sediment, smells foul, and fever.
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