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==Cause== | ==Cause== | ||
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In males, urinary tract infections are usually secondary to an underlying cause such as [[benign prostatic hyperplasia]] or genitourinary instrumentation.<ref name="pmid2462391">{{cite journal |author=Lipsky BA |title=Urinary tract infections in men. Epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment |journal=Ann. Intern. Med. |volume=110 |issue=2 |pages=138–50 |year=1989 |month=January |pmid=2462391 |doi= |url= |issn=}}</ref> However, a single episode is unlikely to be due to serious underlying cause.<ref name="pmid12837416">{{cite journal |author=Abarbanel J, Engelstein D, Lask D, Livne PM |title=Urinary tract infection in men younger than 45 years of age: is there a need for urologic investigation? |journal=Urology |volume=62 |issue=1 |pages=27–9 |year=2003 |month=July |pmid=12837416 |doi= |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0090429503001468 |issn=}}</ref> | In males, urinary tract infections are usually secondary to an underlying cause such as [[benign prostatic hyperplasia]] or genitourinary instrumentation.<ref name="pmid2462391">{{cite journal |author=Lipsky BA |title=Urinary tract infections in men. Epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment |journal=Ann. Intern. Med. |volume=110 |issue=2 |pages=138–50 |year=1989 |month=January |pmid=2462391 |doi= |url= |issn=}}</ref> However, a single episode is unlikely to be due to a serious underlying cause.<ref name="pmid12837416">{{cite journal |author=Abarbanel J, Engelstein D, Lask D, Livne PM |title=Urinary tract infection in men younger than 45 years of age: is there a need for urologic investigation? |journal=Urology |volume=62 |issue=1 |pages=27–9 |year=2003 |month=July |pmid=12837416 |doi= |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0090429503001468 |issn=}}</ref> | ||
==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
Revision as of 19:03, 8 May 2009
In medicine, urinary tract infections are "inflammatory responses of the epithelium of the urinary tract to microbial invasions. They are often bacterial infections with associated bacteriuria and pyuria."[1]
Classification
More common types of urinary tract infections in include:
Cause
Males
In males, urinary tract infections are usually secondary to an underlying cause such as benign prostatic hyperplasia or genitourinary instrumentation.[2] However, a single episode is unlikely to be due to a serious underlying cause.[3]
Diagnosis
The best symptoms and physical examination findings for diagnosis have been identified in a systematic review by the Rational Clinical Examination.[4]
Urinary tract infections may be overdiagnosed in geriatric patients.[5]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Urinary tract infection (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Lipsky BA (January 1989). "Urinary tract infections in men. Epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment". Ann. Intern. Med. 110 (2): 138–50. PMID 2462391. [e]
- ↑ Abarbanel J, Engelstein D, Lask D, Livne PM (July 2003). "Urinary tract infection in men younger than 45 years of age: is there a need for urologic investigation?". Urology 62 (1): 27–9. PMID 12837416. [e]
- ↑ Bent S, Nallamothu BK, Simel DL, Fihn SD, Saint S (2002). "Does this woman have an acute uncomplicated urinary tract infection?". JAMA 287 (20): 2701–10. PMID 12020306. [e]
- ↑ Woodford HJ, George J (November 2008). "Diagnosis and Management of Urinary Tract Infection in Hospitalized Older People". J Am Geriatr Soc. DOI:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.02073.x. PMID 19054190. Research Blogging.