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In males, urinary tract infections are usually secondary to an underlying cause such as | In males, urinary tract infections are usually secondary to an underlying cause such as [[benign prostatic hyperplasia]] or genitourinary instrumentation.<ref name="pmid2462391">{{cite journal |author=Lipsky BA |title=Urinary tract infections in men. Epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment |journal=Ann. Intern. Med. |volume=110 |issue=2 |pages=138–50 |year=1989 |month=January |pmid=2462391 |doi= |url= |issn=}}</ref> However, a single episode is unlikey to be due to serious underlying cause.<ref name="pmid12837416">{{cite journal |author=Abarbanel J, Engelstein D, Lask D, Livne PM |title=Urinary tract infection in men younger than 45 years of age: is there a need for urologic investigation? |journal=Urology |volume=62 |issue=1 |pages=27–9 |year=2003 |month=July |pmid=12837416 |doi= |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0090429503001468 |issn=}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 16:43, 7 September 2008
In medicine, urinary tract infections are "inflammatory responses of the epithelium of the urinary tract to microbial invasions. They are often bacterial infections with associated bacteriuria and pyuria."[1]
Classification
More common types of urinary tract infections in include:
Cause
Males
In males, urinary tract infections are usually secondary to an underlying cause such as benign prostatic hyperplasia or genitourinary instrumentation.[2] However, a single episode is unlikey to be due to serious underlying cause.[3]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Urinary tract infection (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Lipsky BA (January 1989). "Urinary tract infections in men. Epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment". Ann. Intern. Med. 110 (2): 138–50. PMID 2462391. [e]
- ↑ Abarbanel J, Engelstein D, Lask D, Livne PM (July 2003). "Urinary tract infection in men younger than 45 years of age: is there a need for urologic investigation?". Urology 62 (1): 27–9. PMID 12837416. [e]