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Urinary Tract Infections
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Definition
: Inflammatory responses of the epithelium of the URINARY TRACT to microbial invasions. They are often bacterial infections with associated BACTERIURIA and PYURIA.
general or unspecified; prefer specific organ/disease term coordinated with specific infection term
See Also
Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary
Examples
Bacteriuria
;
Pyuria
;
Schistosomiasis haematobia
Other names
Urinary Tract Infection; Tract Infections, Urinary; Tract Infection, Urinary; Infections, Urinary Tract; Infection, Urinary Tract
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
fimH protein, E coli
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*Adhesins, Escherichia coli
*Fimbriae Proteins
Urinary Tract Infections.
J Bacteriol 1989;171(3):1262
leukocyte esterase
EC 3.1.-
*Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases
Urinary Tract Infections
Urinalysis.
Folia Histochem Cytochem (Krakow) 11(1):9;1973; Rev Paul Med 91:73;1978