The regime has responded to the decline of its regular forces by creating a variety of irregular forces (shabbiha militias, Popular Committees, local militias, the Baath Party Militia) and then merging them under the so-called National Defense Forces.
The urine is normally sterile. An infection occurs when bacteria get into the urine and begin to grow. The infection usually starts at the opening of the urethra where the urine leaves the body and moves upward into the urinary tract. 1  The culprit in at least 90% of uncomplicated infections is a type of bacteria called Escherichia coli, better know as E. coli.
The most common cause of bacterial urinary tract infection (UTI) in adult women is Escherichia coli, which is part of the normal intestinal flora. This is the body for about 85% of community-acquired urinary tract infections and 50% of nosocomial infections of the urinary tract. Other common organisms are Klebsiella pneumoniae. Klebsiella is also found in the urine and is the origin of some urinary tract infections acquired in hospitals (nosocomial infection), particularly in certain at-risk services such as surgical services, intensive care or long stays.