Essentials Of Human Disease 2nd Edition by Leonard Crowley

Exercise 14

Sally Smith experienced an episode of burning on urination and urinary frequency. A health-care practitioner performed a urinalysis and told her that she had many bacteria and white blood cells in her urine and told her that she had a urinary tract infection. She recovered promptly after receiving an antibiotic. Sally wants to know why she developed the infection, and what factors predispose to developing a urinary tract infection. What would you tell her?