Urinary tract infection syndromes: Occurrence, recurrence, bacteriology, risk factors, and disease burden - 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.

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Foxman B.   Are you the author?
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA.  

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


PubMed Abstract
PMID: 24484571

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