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Bush Beats 2018 › Bush Beats Vol-4, No-3, 2018

Current Approaches to Febrile Urinary Tract Infections in Adults

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the third most common infectious disease seen in individuals after respiratory and gastrointestinal infections. UTI is known as an inflammatory response to colonization of urinary tract including the lower and the upper urinary tract by microbial pathogens; most commonly bacteria. These bacterial intruders or uropathogens intend to cause adhesions, release siderophores and toxins within the urinary tract giving rise to plenty of urinary and systemic signs and symptoms. The infection is found to be prevalent among men and women but it shows a predilection for women owing to their distinct anatomy and reproductive physiology. Adult women of all ages have increased susceptibility to UTIs, with an incidence ratio of 8:1 as compared to men. In older adults (> 65 years), UTIs are the second most common cause of infectious disease hospitalization, after lower respiratory tract infections 1-7