Symptoms of Urinary Tract Infection in Men

Urinary tract infection is a very common case in the lives of male compatriots. It is also a headache. It brings a lot of trouble to the majority of male compatriots and affects the psychological and living needs of patients. So how should it be avoided? Now we will introduce the symptoms and treatment methods of urinary tract infection in detail.

More than 95% of urinary tract infections are caused by a single bacterium. Among them, 90% of outpatients and about 50% of inpatients are caused by Escherichia coli, which can be classified into 140 types. The urinary infection type Escherichia coli is the same type as the Escherichia coli isolated from the patient's feces, and is often seen in asymptomatic bacteriuria or uncomplicated urine infection; Proteus, Aerobacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Fecal Streptococcus is seen in patients with reinfection, indwelling catheters, and urinary tract infections with complications; Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans are more common in patients with diabetes, patients taking glucocorticoids and immunosuppressive drugs, and patients after kidney transplantation; Staphylococcus aureus is more common in bacteremia and septicemia caused by skin trauma and drug addicts; although viral and mycoplasma infections are rare, they have gradually increased in recent years. Various bacterial infections are seen in indwelling catheters, neurogenic bladders, stones, congenital malformations, and vaginal, intestinal, and urethral fistulas.

1. Acute simple cystitis

The onset is sudden, and female patients are often related to sexual activity. The main manifestations are bladder irritation symptoms, i.e. frequent urination, urgency, pain, discomfort in the bladder area or perineum, and urethral burning sensation; the degree of urinary frequency varies, and severe cases may have urgency urinary incontinence; cloudy urine, white blood cells in the urine, terminal hematuria, sometimes whole-course hematuria, and even blood clots. Generally, there are no obvious systemic infection symptoms, and the body temperature is normal or there is a low fever.

2. Acute simple pyelonephritis

(1) Urinary system symptoms include bladder irritation symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, and pain during urination; hematuria; low back pain on the affected side or both sides; obvious tenderness or percussion pain at the costovertebral angle on the affected side;

(2) Symptoms of systemic infection such as chills, high fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, etc. are often accompanied by increased white blood cell count and increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate.

3. Asymptomatic bacteriuria

Asymptomatic bacteriuria is a type of occult urinary tract infection, which is more common in elderly women and pregnant women. Patients do not have any symptoms of urinary tract infection, and the incidence increases with age.

1. Acute simple cystitis

The onset is sudden, and female patients are often related to sexual activity. The main manifestations are bladder irritation symptoms, i.e. frequent urination, urgency, pain, discomfort in the bladder area or perineum, and urethral burning sensation; the degree of urinary frequency varies, and severe cases may have urgency urinary incontinence; cloudy urine, white blood cells in the urine, terminal hematuria, sometimes whole-course hematuria, and even blood clots. Generally, there are no obvious systemic infection symptoms, and the body temperature is normal or there is a low fever.

2. Acute simple pyelonephritis

(1) Urinary system symptoms include bladder irritation symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, and pain during urination; hematuria; low back pain on the affected side or both sides; obvious tenderness or percussion pain at the costovertebral angle on the affected side;

(2) Symptoms of systemic infection such as chills, high fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, etc. are often accompanied by increased white blood cell count and increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate.

3. Asymptomatic bacteriuria

Asymptomatic bacteriuria is a type of occult urinary tract infection, which is more common in elderly women and pregnant women. Patients do not have any symptoms of urinary tract infection, and the incidence increases with age.

4. Complicated urinary tract infection

The clinical manifestations of complicated urinary tract infection vary greatly. It is often accompanied by other diseases that increase the risk of infection or treatment failure, and may or may not be accompanied by clinical symptoms (such as frequent urination, urgency, pain, dysuria, back pain, costovertebral angle pain, suprapubic pain and fever, etc.). Complicated urinary tract infection is often accompanied by other diseases, such as diabetes and renal failure; it also causes many sequelae, the most serious and fatal cases include urinary tract toxemia and renal failure, renal failure can be divided into acute and chronic, reversible and irreversible, etc.

More than 95% of urinary tract infections are caused by a single bacterium. Among them, 90% of outpatients and about 50% of inpatients are caused by Escherichia coli, which can be classified into 140 types. The urinary infection type Escherichia coli is the same type as the Escherichia coli isolated from the patient's feces, and is often seen in asymptomatic bacteriuria or uncomplicated urine infection; Proteus, Aerobacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Fecal Streptococcus is seen in patients with reinfection, indwelling catheters, and urinary tract infections with complications; Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans are more common in patients with diabetes, patients taking glucocorticoids and immunosuppressive drugs, and patients after kidney transplantation; Staphylococcus aureus is more common in bacteremia and septicemia caused by skin trauma and drug addicts; although viral and mycoplasma infections are rare, they have gradually increased in recent years. Various bacterial infections are seen in indwelling catheters, neurogenic bladders, stones, congenital malformations, and vaginal, intestinal, and urethral fistulas. Above we have given you a detailed introduction to the symptoms and treatments of male urinary tract infection. From the above introduction, we can know that there are still many treatment methods. Patients can learn more about them in their daily lives. I hope the above introduction can help everyone in life. I wish you all good health and a happy life.