Urinary tract infection

Urinary tract infection: Introduction

Urinary tract infection: Infection of the urinary tract. See free access online books about Urinary tract infection below. See detailed information below for a list of 61 causes of Urinary tract infection, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Urinary tract infection:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Urinary tract infection. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Enlarged prostate
• Urinary stone
• Mycoplasma
• Urine retention
• Chlamydia
• Catheters
• Urinary abnormality
• Escherichia coli infection
• Meatal stenosis (type of Stenosis) - may cause recurrence of UTIs (especially children).
• Kidney stone
• AIDS
• more causes...»

See full list of 61 causes of Urinary tract infection

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Causes of Types of Urinary tract infection:

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• Urinary tract infection in pregnancy (15 causes)
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Urinary tract infection: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Urinary tract infection, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Urinary tract infection and Bladder symptoms (43 causes)
• Urinary tract infection and Sexual symptoms (43 causes)
• Urinary tract infection and Urinary problems (43 causes)
• Urinary tract infection and Urinary symptoms (43 causes)
• Urinary tract infection and Urinary difficulty (42 causes)
• Urinary tract infection and Infection (39 causes)
• Urinary tract infection and Digestive symptoms (30 causes)
• Urinary tract infection and Nerve symptoms (27 causes)
• Urinary tract infection and Sensations (27 causes)
• Urinary tract infection and Pain (26 causes)
• Urinary tract infection and Abdominal symptoms (25 causes)
• Urinary tract infection and Kidney symptoms (23 causes)
• Urinary tract infection and Abdominal pain (21 causes)
• Urinary tract infection and Bleeding symptoms (19 causes)
• Urinary tract infection and Darkened urine (18 causes)
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Urinary tract infection: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available related to Urinary tract infection:

• Mom & Baby
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• Urinary Care & Incontinence
• Womens Health
• Bladder
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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Urinary symptoms (1026 causes)
• Bladder symptoms (864 causes)
• Infection (300 causes)
• Urinary problems (891 causes)
• Urinary difficulty (549 causes)
• Sexual symptoms (1575 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Urinary tract infection

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Urinary tract infection:

• Cloudy urine (28 causes)
• Urethritis (39 causes)
• Urinary pain (114 causes)
• Blood in urine (382 causes)
• Kidney infection
• more symptoms...»

Diagnostic Guides for Urinary tract infection

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Urinary tract infection: Medical Mistakes

• Women's Health Mistakes:
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Urinary tract infection: Undiagnosed Conditions

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
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Hospitals & Clinics: Urinary tract infection

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• Urinary Health (Urology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Womens Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
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Urinary tract infection: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
• Urinary & Bladder Specialists (Urology):
  • Urology (Urinary Specialists)
  • Urological Surgery (Urinary Surgeons)
  • Kidney Doctors (Nephrologists) -- State Directory
• Kidney Health Specialists (Nephrology):
  • Nephrology (Kidney Health)
  • Pediatric Nephrology (Child Kidney Health)
  • Urology (Urinary/Bladder)
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Misdiagnosis and Urinary tract infection

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Urinary tract infection: Related Rare Diseases

Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Urinary tract infection

Home medical tests possibly related to Urinary tract infection:

• Bladder & Urinary Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Bladder Testing
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Tests
  • Home Cystitis Tests
  • Home Kidney Tests
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney Function)
  • Home Prostate Cancer Tests
• Cold & Flu: Home Testing:
  • Home Fever Tests
  • Home Ear Infection Test Kits
  • Home Flu Tests
  • Home Strep A Tests
• Menopause: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Menopause Tests
  • Home FSH Hormone Tests
  • Home Osteoporosis Testing
• Vaginal Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Vaginal Infection Tests
  • Home Vaginal PH Tests
  • Home Yeast Infection Tests
  • Home Candida Kits
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Test Kits
  • Home Bladder Test Kits
• Prostate Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Prostate Tests
  • Home PSA Antigen Tests
  • Home Testosterone Tests
• Breast Cancer: Related Home Tests:
  • Home Breast Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Breast Lump Detection
• Kidney Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Kidney Testing
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection Test Kits
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Stories from Users for Urinary tract infection

Real-life user stories relating to Urinary tract infection:

• Constant UTI's
• UTI won't go away!
• Symptoms of UTI but no 'infection'
• UTI symptoms no infection
• do i still have UTI?
• UTI? No.
• Uti
• Anyone Use Fem-dophilus to Help Prevent UTI?
• Is this a UTI?
• Uti?
• Don't think its a UTI.
• ER Visit, UTI? and now Hyperthyroidism?
• UTI gone but still some symptoms- what's wrong?
• Appendicitis... or UTI?
• Not a UTI, but like it
• possible UTI?
• I have no idea maybe epididymitis or uti?
• ms and uti infections
• wierd UTI symptoms, NO diagnosis
• prophylactic UTI antibiotics vs treatment ones

Symptom specific forums: The following patient stories in our interactive forums and message boards relate to Urinary tract infection or relevant symptoms:

• Genitourinary (The urination system) (235)
  • Burning In Penis After Urination. Std/urine Culture = Negative
  • New Onset Foul urine in adult Female,No infect.
  • Constant urge to urinate/urgency-22y/o male
  • Blood in urine (hematuria)
  • I KEEP PEEING AND I DONT KNOW WHY!! Iplease some1 help me
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• Constitutional (General Wellbeing) (371)
  • Sore Scalp/hair follicles
  • Fat loss in entire body
  • I'm Lost.
  • Dont know how much more I can take..
  • My wife does not sweat I'm worried
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• Allergic/Immunologic (157)
  • Chronic hives
  • Non-stop itching, no rash
  • Spontaneous flushing and redness of face and body.
  • Swelling & itching
  • Problems with my scalp can anyone help me
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Causes of Urinary tract infection listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Urinary tract infection as a symptom include:

• Escherichia coli
• Klebsiella sp
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• Neisseria gonorrhoea
• Proteus
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Rectovesical fistula
• Serratia marcescens
• Staphylococcus saprophyticus
• Vesicovaginal fistula
• more causes...»

See full list of 61 causes of Urinary tract infection
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Medications or substances causing Urinary tract infection:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Urinary tract infection as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Lotensin
• Benazepril Hydrochloride
• Trandolapril
• Mavik
• Tarka
• Moexipril
• more causes...»

See full list of 14 medications causing Urinary tract infection

Article Excerpts about Urinary tract infection

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are caused by bacteria in the urinary tract. Women get UTIs more often than men. UTIs are treated with antibiotics. Drinking lots of fluids also helps by flushing out the bacteria. (Source: excerpt from Your Urinary System and How It Works: NIDDK)

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are caused by bacteria in the urinary tract. Women get UTIs more often than men. UTIs are treated with antibiotics. Drinking lots of fluids also helps by flushing out the bacteria. (Source: excerpt from Your Urinary System and How It Works: NIDDK)

Definitions of Urinary tract infection:

Infections affecting stuctures participating in the secretion and elimination of urine: the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder and urethra.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Any infection of any of the organs of the urinary tract
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Infections affecting stuctures participating in the secretion and elimination of urine: the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder and urethra.
- (Source - CRISP)

Organs affected by Urinary tract infection:

The list of organs typically affected by Urinary tract infection may include, but is not limited to:

• Bladder
• Kidney

Detailed list of causes of Urinary tract infection

The list below shows some of the causes of Urinary tract infection mentioned in various sources:

• Acute bacterial prostatitis - urinary tract infection
• Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency - urinary tract infection
• AIDS
• Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease - Urinary tract infections
• Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease - urinary tract infections
• more causes...»

See full list of 61 causes of Urinary tract infection

How Common are these Causes of Urinary tract infection?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Urinary tract infection. Of the 61 causes of Urinary tract infection that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 2 causes are "very common" diseases
• 5 causes are "common" diseases
• 3 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 2 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 52 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 61 causes of Urinary tract infection

Conditions listing symptoms: Urinary tract infection:

The following list of conditions have 'Urinary tract infection' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Causes of Urinary tract infection Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Urinary tract infection based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient: