Urinary tract infection

Urinary tract infection (UTI) refers to the inflammation caused by pathogens growing in the urinary tract and invading the mucous membrane or tissues of the urinary tract. It is the most common infection among bacterial infections. Urinary tract infections are divided into upper urinary tract infections and lower urinary tract infections. Upper urinary tract infections refer to pyelonephritis, and lower urinary tract infections include urethritis and cystitis. According to the presence or absence of underlying diseases, urinary tract infections can also be divided into complex urination and non-complex urination. Pyelonephritis is divided into acute pyelonephritis and chronic pyelonephritis. Occurs in women. The clinical manifestations are: acute urethral syndrome, chronic urethral syndrome, asymptomatic bacteriuria, renal abscess and perinephric abscess. Among them, urinary tract infections with different bacterial infections include: chlamydia urinary tract infection, mycoplasma urinary tract infection, fungal urinary tract infection, parasitic urinary tract infection. The urinary tract infections in different groups include: menopausal urinary tract infections, urinary tract infections in children, urinary tract infections in the elderly, postpartum urinary tract infections, and urinary tract infections in pregnancy.

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