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Top 8 Causes of Bladder Infection

Use of Urinary Catheters

Urinary catheters [3] can serve as a means of transport for bacteria to move from the external environment into the bladder. Urinary catheters are commonly used for patients who may experience difficulty in passing urine for example; severely ill patients, immobile patients, patients suffering from prostate enlargement, prostate cancer, bladder obstruction, and so on.

Urine Retention

This is a situation when urine is retained in the bladder when it should have been passed out. There are several reasons why this could occur. In some cases where there is neurologic impairment, it could affect bladder function and impair its ability to release urine completely. Retained urine serves as a breeding ground for bacteria which can eventually lead to serious infection.

Voluntary holding in of urine for a long time can also help the growth of bacteria and can cause infection.