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Why is it that cystitis is more common than pyelonephritis?
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Shorter trip for bug: Many instances of cystitis, especially in women are due to bacteria ascending from the outside through the urethra. Such infections have only a short distance to travel in women. Kidney infections, pyelonephiritis, are often blood borne.
Answered 3/27/2014
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