Urinary Tract Infection During Pregnancy - Glossary

Creator: Dr. Lakshmi Venkataraman
Keywords: Urinary Tract Infection During Pregnancy Glossary, Glossary for Urinary Tract Infection During Pregnancy

Written by - Dr. Lakshmi Venkataraman, MD

Medically Reviewed by - Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)

Last Updated on Oct 22, 2019

Glossary

Urinary tract: The organs of the body that produce and discharge urine. These include the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra

E. coli: A bacteria normally found in the intestine that causes UTI

Vesico-ureteric reflux: Backflow of urine that occurs from the bladder into the ureter

Bacteriuria: Presence of bacteria in the urine

Hematuria: Presence of blood in the urine

Cystitis: Infection of the urinary bladder

Pyelonephritis: Infection of the kidney

Midstream urine: While giving an urine sample for culture the initial portion is passed and the midstream sample is collected in the culture bottle

Published on Apr 20, 2017
Last Updated on Oct 22, 2019