title: Urogenital tract infection in the bitch.
abstract: The establishment of urinary tract infection and pyometra in the bitch seems to have some characteristics in common, such as similar bacteria, association with kidney pathology and similar age disposition. both diseases are regarded as an ascending infection from the vagina. The ecological factors determining the host-microbe relationship, the protective mechanisms and the methods of diagnosis are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004285:Dogs; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D004967:Estrogens / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D011374:Progesterone / Q000502:physiology; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000662:veterinary; D012737:Sex Factors; D013492:Suppuration / Q000662:veterinary; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens; D011374:Progesterone