Urinary Tract Infection in Men
What is urinary tract infection in men? Urinary tract infection (UTI) is caused by bacteria in the urinary tract. The urinary tract includes the: kidneys prostate gland ureters (the tubes draining urine from the kidneys to the bladder) bladder urethra (the tube that drains urine from the bladder) Any or all of these parts of the urinary tract can get infected. Men rarely get urinary tract infections before age 50, but they are more common in older men. Men older than 50 may have an infection but no symptoms. How does it occur? Normally the urinary tract does not have any bacteria or other organisms in it. Bacteria that cause UTI often spread from the rectum to the urethra and then to the bladder or kidneys. (The urethra is the small tube in the penis through which urine passes.) Sometimes bacteria spread from another part of the body through the bloodstream to the urinary tract. Urinary tract infection is less common in men than in women because the male urethra is long, making it di