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A '''urinary tract infection''' (or '''UTI''') is an infection involving either the kidneys, ureters, bladder, or urethra.
'''Risk Factors'''
----
Woman are more likely to acquire a '''UTI''' compared to men, unless those men happened to be named Dick or Willie. Other names that confer a higher lifetime risk of '''UTIs''' include Cox, Wood, and Ball.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/08/study-people-named-willie-dick-johnson-higher-risk-uti/ Study: People Named Willie, Dick & Johnson at Higher Risk for UTIs]</ref>
'''Treatment'''
----
As with any other medical condition that does or doesn't warrant antibiotics, the treatment is vancomycin and Zosyn.
[[Category:Infectious Diseases]]
[[Category:Internal Medicine]]
[[Category:Urology]]
[[Category:OB-GYN]]
'''Risk Factors'''
----
Woman are more likely to acquire a '''UTI''' compared to men, unless those men happened to be named Dick or Willie. Other names that confer a higher lifetime risk of '''UTIs''' include Cox, Wood, and Ball.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/08/study-people-named-willie-dick-johnson-higher-risk-uti/ Study: People Named Willie, Dick & Johnson at Higher Risk for UTIs]</ref>
'''Treatment'''
----
As with any other medical condition that does or doesn't warrant antibiotics, the treatment is vancomycin and Zosyn.
[[Category:Infectious Diseases]]
[[Category:Internal Medicine]]
[[Category:Urology]]
[[Category:OB-GYN]]
