Asymptomatic bacteriuria in LIMU students

Tuwahni, Laila (2022-09-04)

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Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a frequent infection that affects nearly three times as many women as they do men. One end of the urinary tract leads to the waste orifice, while the other leads to the bladder. This indicates that the urinary tract is inundated with microorganisms. When the wrong sort of bacteria enters the body from the wrong end of the gastrointestinal tract, the problem emerges. The shorter female urethra permits germs from the urethral meatus and perineum to travel a shorter distance to the bladder, making asymptomatic bacteriuria more common in women than in men. The most prevalent bacterium recovered from patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria is Escherichia coli. Infections can be caused by a variety of bacteria. Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterococcus species, and group B streptococcus are among them.

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