Title 36. URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS.pdf ✅

PHARMD GURU Page 1 INTRODUCTION: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is second to respiratory infection as the most common type of infection in the body. It is a bacterial infection involving the kidneys, ureters, bladder, or urethra. These are the structures that urine passes through before being eliminated from the body. The upper urinary tract is composed of the kidneys and ureters and lower urinary tract consists of the bladder and the urethra. TYPES: An infection affects the lower urinary tract (urethra or bladder), it may be called Urethritis, or Cystitis, if it only affects the bladder. If it migrates to and affects the upper urinary tract (ureters or kidneys) it is called Ureteritis and if it affects just the kidneys, it is called Pyelonephritis. Urinary tract infections are much more common in adults than in children, but about 1%-2% of children do get urinary tract infections. Urinary tract infections in children (besides bedwetting) are more likely to be serious than those in adults and should not be ignored (especially in younger children). These infections are common in girls and women than in boys and men younger than 50 years of age. The lifetime risk of a woman having a UTI is over 50%. URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS