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Urinary tract infectious disease

MedGen UID:
52943
•Concept ID:
C0042029
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Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Urinary tract infection
SNOMED CT: Urinary tract infectious disease (68566005); Urinary tract infection (68566005); UTI - Urinary tract infection (68566005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0100338

Definition

A bacterial infectious process affecting any part of the urinary tract, most commonly the bladder and the urethra. Symptoms include urinary urgency and frequency, burning sensation during urination, lower abdominal discomfort, and cloudy urine. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention.
Peck J, Shepherd JP
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2021 Sep;48(3):501-513. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2021.05.005. PMID: 34416934
Symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infections.
Kaur R, Kaur R
Postgrad Med J 2021 Dec;97(1154):803-812. Epub 2020 Nov 24 doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-139090. PMID: 33234708
Cystitis and Pyelonephritis: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention.
Kolman KB
Prim Care 2019 Jun;46(2):191-202. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2019.01.001. PMID: 31030820

Curated

UK NICE Guideline NG244, Urinary tract infection in under 16s: diagnosis and management, 2022

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Update on new medicinal applications of gentamicin: evidence-based review.
Chen C, Chen Y, Wu P, Chen B
J Formos Med Assoc 2014 Feb;113(2):72-82. Epub 2013 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2013.10.002. PMID: 24216440

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    • NICE, 2022
      UK NICE Guideline NG244, Urinary tract infection in under 16s: diagnosis and management, 2022

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