RT Book, Section
A1 Roccograndi, Laura
A2 Sutton, S. Scott
SR Print(0)
ID 1179734081
T1 Urinary Tract Infections
T2 McGraw Hill’s NAPLEX® Review Guide, 4e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264258062
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179734081
RD 2024/04/19
AB A  urinary  tract  infection  (UTI)  is  defined  as  microbial  infiltration  that  cannot  be  accounted  for  by  contamination  in  an  otherwise  sterile  urinary  tract.  UTIs  encompass  infections  of  the  lower  urinary  tract,  upper  urinary  tract,  and  kidneys  with  risk  factors  consisting  of  age,  sex,  pregnancy,  diabetes,  urinary  catheter,  and  vaginal  intercourse.  Lower  tract  UTIs  (cystitis)  start  with  periurethral  contamination  by  uropathogens  residing  in  the  gut.  Upper  tract  UTIs  (pyelonephritis)  develop  when  uropathogens  ascend  to  the  kidneys.  UTIs  are  further  classified  as  uncomplicated  or  complicated.  Uncomplicated  UTIs  are  infections  occurring  in  women  of  childbearing  age  with  structurally  and  neurologically  normal  urinary  tracts.  Complicated  UTIs  occur  in  patients  with  functional  or  structural  abnormalities.  Additionally,  UTIs  in  men,  pregnant  women,  children,  and  patients  in  health  care-associated  settings  are  considered  complicated.