http://www.wsus.org WSUS Release RSS feed. . Copyright 2005, WSUS Tendenci Membership Management Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@wsus.org Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:49:59 GMT Release http://www.wsus.org/en/rel/36/ URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN WOMEN Tanya M. Nazemi, MD Eastside Urology Associates (Kirkland, WA) Infections of the urinary tract are a common occurrence, accounting for an estimated 7.3 million physician office visits annually.[i] In addition, approximately 30% of women will have at least one symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI) by the age of 24, and almost half of all women will have at least one UTI in their lifetime.1,[ii] Once a patient has had an infection of the urinary tract, they are also likely to develop another infection in the future. Most UTIs are caused by bacterial organisms that originate from the gastrointestinal tract and travel into the urinary tract via the urethra. Certain bacteria tend to have more virulent characteristics that allow them to adhere to host vaginal and urothelial cells, thereby increasing the host’s risk for infection. In addition, some women have receptors on the vaginal and urothelial cells that may cause them to be more... http://www.wsus.org/en/rel/36/ noemail@wsus.org Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:00:00 GMT