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Urinary Tract Infection

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection, most commonly bacterial, affecting any part of the urinary system, including the urethra, bladder, ureters, and kidneys. Infections of the lower tract typically cause symptoms such as painful or burning urination, urinary frequency, and cloudy or bloody urine, while i…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 48× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2574-4488 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection, most commonly bacterial, affecting any part of the urinary system, including the urethra, bladder, ureters, and kidneys. Infections of the lower tract typically cause symptoms such as painful or burning urination, urinary frequency, and cloudy or bloody urine, while infections that reach the kidneys can produce fever and more serious illness. UTIs are among the most frequent bacterial infections and disproportionately affect women, although they also occur in men, children, older adults, and during pregnancy, where they carry additional risks. Diagnosis generally relies on symptoms together with urinalysis and urine culture, and treatment commonly involves antibiotics chosen according to the likely or identified pathogen. A growing clinical concern, reflected in research within this journal, is antibiotic resistance in urinary pathogens, which complicates treatment and underscores the importance of appropriate antimicrobial use and accurate microbiological diagnosis. Related work in the journal's broader nephrology and urology scope addresses haematuria, including its evaluation in older patients, cystitis and bladder pathology, and conditions affecting the kidneys such as polycystic kidney disease and hydronephrosis. Environmental sources of contamination, including bacteriological water quality, are also relevant to infection risk. Key themes therefore include diagnosis, pathogen identification, resistance, complications, and prevention.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2019

Haematuria in the Elderly: a Review

Dabota Buowari YvonneCorresponding author
New Jerusalem Road, Bonny, Rivers State, Nigeria
Exact topic Aging Research And Healthcare Cited by 4 doi:10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-19-2932

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 48 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Nephrology Advances (ISSN 2574-4488).

Journal editorial board
Ying-Yong Zhao · United States Santiago Cuevas · United States Istvan Arany · United States

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