Urinary tract infection syndromes: occurrence, recurrence, bacteriology, risk factors, and disease burden

Betsy Foxman

doi:10.1016/j.idc.2013.09.003

Urinary tract infection syndromes: occurrence, recurrence, bacteriology, risk factors, and disease burden

Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2014 Mar;28(1):1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2013.09.003. Epub 2013 Dec 8.

Author

Betsy Foxman¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA. Electronic address: bfoxman@umich.edu.

PMID: 24484571
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2013.09.003

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Asymptomatic bacteriuria; Catheter-associated urinary tract infection; Cystitis; Pyelonephritis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cost of Illness
Health Care Costs
Humans
Recurrence
Risk Factors
Urinary Tract Infections* / economics
Urinary Tract Infections* / epidemiology
Urinary Tract Infections* / microbiology