Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 21.3, Problem 1NP
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Urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection which affects the urinary system of the body. If the infection occurs at lower urinary tract, then it is called as cystitis, whereas infection in the kidney is called as pyelonephritis.
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