Urinary tract infection syndromes: occurrence, recurrence, bacteriology, risk factors, and disease burden.
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common bacterial infections, accounting for 0.9% of all ambulatory visits in the United States. This review defines the major UTI syndromes, their occurrence and recurrence, bacteriology, risk factors, and disease burden.
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA. Electronic address: bfoxman@umich.edu.
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D017281:Cost of Illness; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology
Asymptomatic bacteriuria; Catheter-associated urinary tract infection; Cystitis; Pyelonephritis