What Is A Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)?
A UTI is an infection anywhere in the urinary tract. The urinary tract makes and stores urine and removes it from the body. Parts of the urinary tract include:
* Kidneys—collect waste from blood to make urine
* Ureters (YOOR-uh-turz)—carry the urine from the kidneys to the bladder
* Bladder—stores urine until it is full
* Urethra (yoo-REE-thruh)—a short tube that carries urine from the bladder out of your body when you pass urine
