Description

UTIs are contagious infection, affecting both the male and female population

and can infect various parts of the urinary tract system (UTS), such as urethra,

ureter, urinary bladder and kidneys mainly focused on the lower UTS like urethra

and ureter. Escherichia coli and Klebsiella sp are the main causative agents,

although other Gram-positive bacteria and even fungi have also been isolated in

numerous infected population (Flores-Mireles et al., 2015).Some of the main

predisposing factors include age, gender, UTI history, diabetes and sexual activity.

Patients with diabetes and older population groups are more prone to UTIs and are

more common in this type of population than in the younger age population group

(Goddard et al., 2018).UTIs are divided into two types, namely complicated and

uncomplicated UTIs. In uncomplicated cases of UTIs, UTS function is mostly

healthy. In complicated UTIs, UTS function is not healthy or systematically accurate.

Some group of people are at higher danger of contracting UTIs than the

others. Both women and girls are at higher risk of contracting UTIs as their urethras

are shorter as well as closer to the rectum that makes it easier for pathogenic bacteria

to invade the UTS.