Urinary Tract Infections
Singh, Gurjeet / Singh, Raksha / Sharma, S. D.
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common acute infection which occurs in females. Females are more frequently affected by UTI (particularly cystitis) due to (1) colonization of urethra by colonic Gram-negative bacilli (2) close proximity of urethra to anus. (3) short length of urethra (about 4cm) and (4) sexual intercourse (Introduction of bacteria into the bladder). Hence this study was undertaken to detect the incidence of UTI in fem...