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What causes a urinary infection?
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Ascending infxn: Utis are usually ascending infections; bacteria climb up the urethra and set up infection in the bladder. Due to this, women are far more prone than men to develop utis. Causative agent is usually e. Coli, and empiric therapy is directed at this.
Answered 4/5/2013
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