title: UTIs in small animal patients: part 1: etiology and pathogenesis.
abstract: Understanding how urinary tract infections (UTIs) can occur and how to classify them can help the practitioner to make a plan for treatment. This review summarizes the etiology, pathogenesis, and host defense mechanisms associated with bacterial UTIs in dogs and cats. UTIs in Small Animal Patients: Part 2: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Complications will appear in the March/April 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, Kansas State University Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Manhattan, KS, USA. drsmee@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Smee
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Loyd
authors.forename: Greg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grauer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013045:Species Specificity; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*