FACTORS INCREASING URINARY STASIS
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FOREIGN BODIES
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FACTORS COMPROMISING IMMUNE RESPONSE
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FUNCTIONAL DISORDERS
- Constipation
- Voiding dysfunction with detrusor sphincter dyssnergia (Potter & Perry 2014, p. 1117)
ANATOMICAL FACTORS
- Congenital defects leading to obstruction or urinary stasis
- A fistula (an abnormal opening), which exposes the urinary stream to skin, vagina, or fecal stream
Risk factors for women:
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Risk factors in men:
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