Diseases

Urinary Tract Infections

Inflammatory responses of the epithelium of the URINARY TRACT to microbial invasions. They are often bacterial infections with associated BACTERIURIA and PYURIA.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Inflammatory responses of the epithelium of the URINARY TRACT to microbial invasions. They are often bacterial infections with associated BACTERIURIA and PYURIA.

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5 entry terms
  • Infection, Urinary Tract
  • Infections, Urinary Tract
  • Tract Infection, Urinary
  • Tract Infections, Urinary
  • Urinary Tract Infection

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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general or unspecified; prefer specific organ/disease term coordinated with specific infection term

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  1. C01w.915w
  2. C12.050.351.968w.892w
  3. C12.200.777w.892w
  4. C12.950w.892w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Urinary Tract Infections. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014552. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014552
  2. Urinary Tract Infections. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinary_tract_infection
  3. Urinary Tract Infections. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q221668