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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
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
fimH protein, E coli  0   *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

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