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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: Usama Talib, BSc, MD [2]

Synonyms and keywords: UTI

Overview

A urinary tract infection is an infection that involves any part of the urinary tract. It can result due to the invasion by a bacteria, virus, fungus or any other pathogen. The most common cause of a urinary tract infection is a bacterial infection. Depending on the site of the infection, a urinary tract infection can be classified as either upper or lower UTI. Lower UTI includes urethritis, prostatitis, asymptomatic bacteriuria, and cystitis (bladder infection), where as upper UTI may include pyelonephritis (infection of the kidneys) and rarely urethritis (infection of the ureters). Each subtype of urinary tract infection can also be subclassified on the basis of duration, etiology or therapeutic approach as acute, chronic, or recurrent and as uncomplicated or complicated infections.

The urine is normally sterile, a urinary tract infection occurs when the normally sterile urinary tract is infected by bacteria, which leads to irritation and inflammation. Pyelonephritis and cystitis result mostly from ascending infections from the urethra (urethritis) but can also result from descending infections i.e hematogenous spread, or by the lymphatic system. The condition more often affects women, but can affect either gender and all age groups. The pathogenesis of a complicated UTI may include obstruction and stasis of urine flow.[1] Various factors are associated with the risk of developing a urinary tract infection. A common cause of the urinary tract infection in hospital settings is the urinary catheter placement. Diabetes, Crohn's disease, iatrogenic causes, endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, urinary obstruction, and bladder incontinence are some risk factors for acquiring a urinary tract infection. A thorough physical exam is very helpful in differentiating upper from lower urinary tract infections. Patients with an uncomplicated urinary tract infections are usually well–appearing. The symptoms may include abnormal urine color (cloudy), blood in the urine, frequent urination or urgent need to urinate, dysuria, pressure in the lower pelvis or back, suprapubic pain, flank pain, back pain, fever, nausea, vomiting, and chills.[2] Urinalysis and urine culture are very helpful laboratory tests in diagnosing a urinary tract infection. Pyuria and either white blood cells (WBCs) or red blood cells (RBCs) may be seen on urinalysis. Escherichia coli ("E. coli"), a bacterium found in the lower gastrointestinal tract is one of the most common culprits. The individual infection must be differentiated from various causes of dysuria such as cystitis, acute pyelonephritis, urethritis, prostatitis, vulvovaginitis, urethral strictures or diverticula, benign prostatic hyperplasia and neoplasms such as renal cell carcinoma and cancers of the bladder, prostate, and penis. Antimicrobial therapy is indicated in case of a symptomatic UTI.[3][4]A large proportion of patients with acute uncomplicated urinary infections will recover without treatment within a few days or weeks. If left untreated, some patients may progress to develop recurrent infection, involve and infect other parts of the urinary tract, hematuria, and rarely renal failure. Prognosis is generally good for lower UTIs.[5] The treatment of a UTI depends on the type of the disease, the disease course (acute uncomplicated vs. complicated), history of the individual and the rates of resistance in the community. Preventative measures to avoid a UTI include Abstinence, be faithful, use a condom|abstinence from sexual activity, use of barrier contraception during sexual intercourse, urinating after intercourse, increasing fluid intake and frequency of urination, and use of estrogen (among post–menopausal women.

Classification

Urinary tract infections can be classified as follows:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Urinary Tract Infections
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Upper UTI
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lower UTI
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pyelonephritis
 
 
Cystitis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prostatitis
 
 
 
Urethritis
 
 
 
 
 
Asymptomatic bacteriuria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
• Acute Uncomplicated
• Acute Complicated
• Chronic
• Emphysematous
• Xantho- granulomatous
 
 
• Acute Uncomplicated
• Complicated
• Recurrent/ Chronic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
• Acute Bacterial
• Chronic bacterial
• Chronic Inflammatory
• Chronic non-inflammatory
• Asymptomatic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Causes

The various causes of urinary tract infections include:

Common Pathogens Pyelonephritis Cystitis Urethritis Prostatitis Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
Ecoli*[6][7][8][9] + (70%) + (78.6%) + (58%) + (80%)
Klebsiella[10] + + + +
Proteus[11] + + + +
Neisseria gonorrhoeae[12] + (21.6%) +
Pseudomonas[13] + + + +
Staphylococcus + + + +
Chlamydia trachomatis[14][15][16] + + + (20–30%) +
Mycoplasma[17][18] + +
Trichomonas[19][20][21] + + + +

*Ecoli is the most common cause of all urinary tract infections[22]

Differential Diagnosis

Urinary tract infections should be differentiated from one another and from various other diseases:

Diseases Diagnostic tests Physical Examination Symptoms Past medical history Other Findings
Urinalysis Urine Culture Gold Standard Fever Tenderness Discharge Inguinal Lymphadenopathy Hematuria Pyuria Frequency Urgency Dysuria
Differentiating amongst different types of Urinary Tract Infections:
Pyelonephritis Identifies causative bacteria Imaging and culture + Flank or costovertebral angle + + + + +
Cystitis >100,000CFU/mL Urine culture + Suprapubic + + + + + +
Urethritis

Gram stain & Mucoid or purulent discharge

+ Urethral discharge + + +
Prostatitis Identifies causative bacteria (in bacterial subtypes)

Urine culture

+ + + + +
Differentiating UTIs from Other Diseases:
Vulvovagintis

Gram stain & Culture of discharge

+ Vaginal discharge  + +
  • Number and type of sexual partners (new, casual, or regular)
  • Prior STDs
  • Previous history of symptomatic BV in female partner (in homosexual women)
Cervicitis culture for gonococcal cervicitis + Cervical

endocervical exudate

+ +
  • Sustained endocervical bleeding easily induced by a cotton swab
Epididymitis + Culture +

Testicular & Suprapubic

+/– urethral discharge + + + + +
Syphilis (STD) Darkfield microscopy +/– +
BPH

DRE & Serum PSA

+ + + +
Neoplasms Imaging and biopsy +– + + + +

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