title: Urinary tract infections.
abstract: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common infectious disease in primary care practice. This article reviews topics highlighting recent research, including UTIs in pregnancy and pediatric UTIs. The authors also discuss catheter-associated UTIs, given the large number of hospitalized patients undergoing catheterization and residents of long-term care facilities, in whom catheters are used frequently, and complicated UTIs.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, 500 South Preston Street, Instructional Building, Louisville, KY 40292, USA. rickybass@louisville.edu
authors.forename: Pat F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Bass
authors.forename: Jo Ann
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Jarvis
authors.forename: Charlene K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology