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. 

 

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