19^th Global Nephrologists Annual Meeting

Urology/Urinary tract infections

A urinary tract infection naturally occurs when bacteria pass in the urinary tract through the urethra and initiate to growth in the bladder. Although the urinary system is designed to keep out such microscopic interlopers, these defences sometimes fail. When that occurs, bacteria may take hold and grow into a full-blown infection in the urinary tract.

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are very predominantly in women, babies and older people. Around one in two women and one in 20 men will get a UTI in their lifetime.