This is a common phenomena that is observed among
women who have experienced uncomplicated urinary tract infections and they are
classified as re-infection and relapse. Major cases of urinary tract infections
are referred to as re-infections and the condition is encountered by patient
after several weeks of antibiotic treatment. The less frequent type of
recurrent of urinary tract infections is known as relapse which is an outcome
of treatment failure. Relapse UTIs are usually associated with pyelonephritis
which results in renal failures, kidney impediments through kidney stones and
anatomical abnormalities in men and women. In addition, the classification
urinary tract infections is also based on the extent of symptoms exhibited by
the patients which group the UTIs into symptomatic and asymptomatic urinary
tract infections (Smaill & Vazquez, 2007).
women who have experienced uncomplicated urinary tract infections and they are
classified as re-infection and relapse. Major cases of urinary tract infections
are referred to as re-infections and the condition is encountered by patient
after several weeks of antibiotic treatment. The less frequent type of
recurrent of urinary tract infections is known as relapse which is an outcome
of treatment failure. Relapse UTIs are usually associated with pyelonephritis
which results in renal failures, kidney impediments through kidney stones and
anatomical abnormalities in men and women. In addition, the classification
urinary tract infections is also based on the extent of symptoms exhibited by
the patients which group the UTIs into symptomatic and asymptomatic urinary
tract infections (Smaill & Vazquez, 2007).
