Posted: April 3rd, 2017

As Dirks et al. (2013) highlight, common urinary system diseases include kidney stoners, urinary infection and obstructive uropathy.

As Dirks et al. (2013) highlight, common urinary system diseases include kidney stoners, urinary infection and obstructive uropathy. Urinary tract infections comprise of complicated bladder infections, including cystitis and uncomplicated incidents such as pyelonephritis. In women, the cystitis incidents are at a rate of 0.5 in every person. A urinary tract infection cause bladder lesions and presents the affected at the risk of getting chronic pyelonephritis and bladder cancers among others. Urinary tract infections are contracted through unhygienic practices such as using public toilets that other infected persons have used without sanitizing them. In addition, hospitalization, especially in cases where bladder catheterization is required results to over 1 million infections per annum. The E-coli bacteria accounts for about 85% of the infections while sex accounts to about 80% of bladder infection. The urinary tract infections may enter the urinary system through the urethra from unhygienic surfaces and the bowel, as well as, take place through the lymph or blood. Treatment of urinary tract infections include prolonged intake of antibiotics such as trimethoprim and nirofurnatonin among others. Complicated infections are treated aggressively using longer courses of intravenous antibiotics for days.