Cystitis
Cystitis refers to infection of the lower urinary tract, or the urinary bladder.
Percentage of Common Organisms isolated from Urine
Terminology
- Acute uncomplicated Cystitis: Syndrome involving dysuria, frequency and urgency with or without fever with chills. Similar symptoms can also be seen in urethritis.
- Complicated UTI: UTI occurring in a patient with co-morbid medical/ surgical conditions e.g. diabetes mellitus and/or anatomic abnormalities of the urinary tract e.g. stricture urethra. In young children, suspected pyelonephritis is termed complicated UTI, as a significant percentage will have an underlying congenital abnormality of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT).
- Relapse: Recurrence of bacteriuria with the same infecting microorganism that was present before therapy was started.