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== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==
=== Age ===
Specific subpopulations at increased risk of UTI include infants, pregnant women, the elderly, patients with spinal cord injuries and/or catheters, patients with diabetes or multiple sclerosis, patients with acquired immunodeficiency disease syndrome/human immunodeficiency virus, and patients with underlying urologic abnormalities


===Gender===
Females are more commonly affected with Lupus than males. The female to male ratio is approximately 8 to 1.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 15:55, 7 September 2016

Urinary Tract Infection Microchapters

Patient Information

Overview

Classification

Pyelonephritis
Cystitis
Prostatitis
Urethritis
Asymptomatic bacteriuria

Causes

Differential Diagnosis

Treatment

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]

Overview

Epidemiology

Prevalence

Demographics

References

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