Postpartum urinary tract infection

Postpartum urinary tract infections are a common postpartum complication. Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a disease caused by various pathogens invading the urinary system. It can be divided into bacterial UTI, fungal UTI, and viral UTI according to the type of pathogen; according to the infection site, it can be divided into upper urinary tract infection (pyelonephritis, ureteritis) and lower urinary tract infection (cystitis, urethritis); according to Clinical symptoms can be divided into symptomatic UTI and asymptomatic UTI; according to the presence or absence of urinary tract abnormalities (such as obstruction, stones, malformations, bladder ureteral reflux, etc.), they are divided into complex UTI and non-complex UTI.

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