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Urinary Tract Infection in Pregnancy

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The Kidney in Pregnancy

Part of the book series: Topics in Renal Medicine ((TIRM,volume 1))

Abstract

The normal urinary tract is sterile from bladder neck to kidney. Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the presence of microorganisms in the urinary tract. Bacteriuria is the presence of bacteria in the bladder urine: this may be restricted to the bladder (cystitis) or also involve the ureteric urine and kidney (pyelonephritis). Either kind of UTI may be accompanied by symptoms and signs (overt infection), or none may be present despite the active proliferation of organisms (covert infection). The urethra also is part of the urinary tract. It may be the seat of some symptoms because of infection within itself or because infected urine is passing through it. Also, bacteria may travel from the introitus along the urethra into the bladder urine and produce UTI. The intrinsic lesions of urethritis have recently been well reviewed elsewhere [1] so here the urethra will be considered only as it is relevant to UTI.

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McFadyen, I.R. (1986). Urinary Tract Infection in Pregnancy. In: Andreucci, V.E. (eds) The Kidney in Pregnancy. Topics in Renal Medicine, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2619-9_13

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