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The most common causes of urinary tract infections are E. coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterococcus faecalis, and Proteus mirabilis. These bacteria typically originate from the gastrointestinal or urogenital tract. E. coli causes cystitis through fimbriae that bind to the bladder and K. pneumoniae causes pyelonephritis through fimbriae that bind to the kidneys. Treatment is difficult due to high drug resistance in many of these bacteria. Other causes of UTIs include viruses like BK polyomavirus, which can c
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- Daniel Del Risco
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