UTIs increase the risk for heart attack and stroke, especially within 7 days, highlighting infection as a potential trigger for acute cardiovascular events.

A UTI is an infection that can affect any part of the urinary system, including the kidneys, bladder, ureters and urethra.

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Gastrointestinal conditions and urological anomalies significantly increase the risk for developing IC in childhood.

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These infections can pave the way for a heart attack or stroke because they can trigger or worsen inflammation, which is the ...

For the first time in more than a decade, the Infectious Diseases Society of America updated its guidelines for complicated ...

Hugh Chatham Health proudly announces its inclusion on Becker’s Hospital Review list of “514 hospitals with the lowest CAUTI rates,” achieved by reporting a ZERO catheter-associated urinary tract infe ...