Urinary Infections (IMAGE)

WashU Medicine

Urinary Infections

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Pictured is an infected bladder's lining colonized by bacteria (the rod-shaped structures). The round white cells are specialized immune cells called neutrophils. Controlling the damage caused by neutrophils with NSAIDs may help reduce recurrent infection.

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Thomas Hannan

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