12.5 Urinary Tract Infection

Question 1

What is the most common method of infection for UTIs?

Answer 1

Ascending infection through the urethra

Question 2

What is infection of the bladder called?

Answer 2

Cystitis

Question 3

What are the risk factors for UTI?

Answer 3

• Intecourse
• Urinary stasis
• Catheters
• Female gender

Question 4

What are lab findings with cystitis?

Answer 4

• Leukocyte esterase
• Nitrite
• Culture of more than 100,000 colony forming units

Question 5

What is the most common cause of cystitis?

Answer 5

E. coli

Question 6

What does sterile pyuria indicate?

Answer 6

Urethritis

Question 7

What are the key organisms that cause urethritis?

Answer 7

• Chlamydia trachomatis

- Neisseria gonorrhea

Question 8

What is pyelonephritis?

Answer 8

Infection of the kidney

Question 9

Are there systemic signs with pyelonephritis?

Answer 9

Yes

Question 10

Are there systemic signs with cystitis?

Answer 10

No

Question 11

What are some key findings with pyelonephritis?

Answer 11

• WBC casts
• Flank pain
• Leukocytosis

Question 12

What are the most common pathogens for pyelonephritis?

Answer 12

E. coli
Klebsiella
Enterococcus faecalis

Question 13

What is the main cause of chronic pyelonephritis?

Answer 13

Vesiculoureteral Reflux

Question 14

What is the histology of chronic pyelonephritis?

Answer 14

Thyroidization of the kidney with atrophic tubules