clinical manifestations of UTI
Last reviewed 01/2018
- Acute urethral syndrome - seen in women with symptoms of cystitis without
demonstrable bacteriuria/low bacterial count or vulvovaginal infection
- Uncomplicated UTI - seen in people without any underlying structural or
neurological lesions of the urinary tract or any other risk factors which
predispose the host to bacterial infections
- Acute uncomplicated cystitis - usually seen in young women (can be seen
in some men as well), has a sudden onset with severe symptoms which are frequently
accompanied by pyuria and bacteriuria
- Complicated UTI - seen in patients who are at a risk of acquiring an infection
(e.g. - instrumentation, obstruction, anatomical or physiological abnormalities)
or in treatment failure. Relapses may occur with the same organism. Examples
of complicated UTI include:
- acute pyelonephritis
- chronic pyelonephritis
- perinephric abscess
- renal abscess (1)
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