Urinary tract infection--2003.
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are one of the most common and most intensively studied infections encountered in clinical practice. It is, however, an area where significant confusion has existed in agreeing the criteria for diagnosis, the natural history of disease, and the treatment. In the present paper etiology and risk factors for uncomplicated UTI, treatment of UTI, estrogen in UTI treatment in postmenopausal women and UTI in patients with diabetes and renal insufficiency were discussed.
Duława
J
J
Department of Internal Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, Silesian University of Medicine, Katowice, Poland. jdulawa@slam.katowice.pl
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000209:etiology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000382:microbiology; D004967:Estrogens / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary; D004967:Estrogens