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ITU asociada con el uso de catéter; Infección de las vías urinarias asociada con el uso de sondas vesicales; Infección urinaria intrahospitalaria; Infección urinaria asociada con cuidados médicos; Bacteriuria asociada con catéteres (sondas)
Otros síntomas que pueden ocurrir con esta enfermedad son:
*En las personas mayores es frecuente que los únicos signos de una posible infección urinaria sean los cambios mentales o la confusión.
El médico llevará a cabo un examen físico. Los exámenes de orina se hacen para verificar si hay infección.
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