Resumen

CONTRERAS DUVERGER, Daisy María et al. Aspectos de la infección urinaria en el adulto. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 1998, vol.14, n.1, pp. 67-73. ISSN 1561-3038.

It is made a bibliographic review of some important aspects of unspecific urinary infection that are considered of interest for a better training of the general comprehensive physician. A description is made of the microbiological terminolgies and of those used to evaluate the response to the treatment, as well as of the latest classification of this disease. The different types of treatment and the most used drugs are mentioned here. Emphasis is made on the use of quinolines

Palabras clave : URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS [classification]; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS [drug therapy]; ANTIBIOTIC [therapy use].