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Infections of the renal pelvis (pyelitis) and kidney (pyelonephritis) are the most common ______. The infections can be acute or can be recurrent with chronic inflammatory damage. Asymptomatic bacteriuria occurs in pregnant women
Infections of the renal pelvis (pyelitis) and kidney (pyelonephritis) are the most common ______. The infections can be acute or can be recurrent with chronic inflammatory damage. Asymptomatic bacteriuria occurs in pregnant women
complications
Upper UTI are most commonly ______ (i.e., infections originate in the urinary bladder and ascend through the ureters to the kidneys)
Upper UTI are most commonly ______ (i.e., infections originate in the urinary bladder and ascend through the ureters to the kidneys)
ascending
Urinary tract infections are sometimes divided into ______ and complicated categories. Uncomplicated infection is acute cystitis or pyelonephritis in a young woman without underlying urinary tract or systemic disease
Urinary tract infections are sometimes divided into ______ and complicated categories. Uncomplicated infection is acute cystitis or pyelonephritis in a young woman without underlying urinary tract or systemic disease
uncomplicated
Upper UTIs less commonly result from ______ spread of bacteria into the renal cortex in patients with septicemia. Abscesses or acute pyelonephritis are common manifestations
Upper UTIs less commonly result from ______ spread of bacteria into the renal cortex in patients with septicemia. Abscesses or acute pyelonephritis are common manifestations
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If the diagnosis is ______, empiric antimicrobial therapy can be instituted without resorting to a culture, because E.
If the diagnosis is ______, empiric antimicrobial therapy can be instituted without resorting to a culture, because E.
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