Urinary tract infection

From Health Encyclopedia

Broader Terms

infection, urinary tract disorder

Narrower Terms

bacteriuria, kidney infection

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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