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Cystitis facts for kids

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Cystitis is the infection of the urinary bladder. Women get this more often than men, but men can get it also. It also affects all age groups.

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  • UPEC adhered to BEC

    Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) cells adhered to bladder epithelial cell.

  • Bladder Infection

    Bladder infection

  • Bacteriuria pyuria 4

    Multiple bacilli (rod-shaped bacteria, here shown as black and bean-shaped) shown between white blood cells in urinary microscopy. These changes are indicative of a urinary tract infection.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Cistitis para niños

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