Urinary Tract Infection

Definition

Urinary tract infection is the most common kind of infection that may affect the urinary tract. Urine is the fluid that is filtered out of the bloodstream by the kidneys. Because it contains salts and waste products. It has two forms such as cystitis and urethritis. In males, lower UTIs typically are associated with anatomic or physiologic abnormalities.

Causes of Urinary Tract Infection

The various factors that may cause this disease. Most lower UTIs result from ascending infection by a single gram negative, enteric bacterium, such as:

• Escherichia coli
• Klebsiella
• Proteus
• Enterobacter
• Pseudomonas
• Serratia

Bacterial flare-up during treatment is usually caused by the pathogen's resistance to the prescribed antimicrobial therapy. Even a small number of bacteria in a midstream urine specimen obtained during treatment casts doubt on the effectiveness of treatment. In almost all patients, recurrent lower UTIs result from infection by the same organism or by some new pathogen. In the remaining patients, recurrence reflects persistent infection, usually from renal calculi, chronic bacterial prostatitis, or a structural anomaly that's a source of infection. The high incidence of lower UTI among females probably occurs because natural anatomic features facilitate infection.

Symptoms of Urinary Tract Infection

If you have Urinary tract infection, then symptoms include:

• Urinary urgency and frequency
• Bladder cramps or spasms
• Itching
• A feeling of warmth during urination
• Nocturia
• Urethral discharge

Other complaints include:

• Low back pain
• Malaise
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Pain or tenderness over the bladder
• Chills
• Flank pain
• Hematuria and fever

Treatment of Urinary Tract Infection

If you have this disease, then you should be use Possible treatment such as:

• Appropriate antimicrobials are the treatment of choice for most initial lower UTIs. A 7- to 10-day course of antibiotics is standard, but studies suggest that, you should be taken single dose 3- to 5 day regimen. A single dose of amoxicillin or cotrimoxazole may be effective for females with acute, uncomplicated UTI. A urine culture taken 1 to 2 weeks later will indicate whether the infection has been eradicated.
• Another treatment for this disease is Recurrent infections from infected renal calculi, chronic prostatitis, or structural abnormalities and it may necessitate surgery.
• Prostatitis also requires long-term antibiotic therapy. In patients without these predisposing conditions, long term,low-dose antibiotic therapy is the treatment of choice.
• You should drink lots of water each day keeps the bladder active and bacteria free.
• You should use enough lubrication during sex. Try using a small amount of lubricant before sex if you're a little dry.