Bacterial causes of cystitis Flashcards
1
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What is cystitis?
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- fairly common lower urinary tract infection, which affects animals and people of both sexes and ages
- (more common in females)
2
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What is cystitis hard to manage?
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- multiple animals in the same household can get it - same predisposing factors
- if an animal has it once - more prone to it
3
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Why is diabetes a predisposing factor to cystitis?
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- sugar in the urine
- allows the bacteria to grow much quicker
4
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Name the causes of cystitis?
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- bacteria
- fungi/ yeast
- parasites
- trauma
- toxins - irritation of bladder ep
- associated with neoplasia
- immunosuppression - infection e.g. overgrowth of natural flora
5
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Which animals is cystitis most common in?
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- dogs
- cats
- guinea pigs
- cattle
- pigs
6
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Why is cystitis so important?
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- common in cats and dogs - cause severe pain
- 1-2% of cows in a herd may be affected - severe pain, welfare issues and economics
- reduce milk yield by up to 10%
7
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Why doesnt cystitis happen all the time?
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- anatomy normally prevents it (faeces dont go near the urethra)
- but diarrohea, cleanliness of parlour, vets, farmers, AI, copulation - compromise this
8
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What are the clinical signs of cystitis?
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- pollakiuria, haematuria, stranguria, dysuria, and urinating in inappropriate places
- haematuria - more noticable at the end of the urine stream
9
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What would be seen if the condition has a bacterial component?
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- abnormal urine odour
- pyrexia
- cloudy urine
- clumpy urine
- systemic signs - lethargy, anorexia
10
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What are the types of infection?
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- acute cystitis
- chronic cystitis
- polypoid cystitis
- follicular cystitis
- enphysematous cystitis
- feline idiopathic cystitis
11
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What is a relapse?
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- a recurrent infection caused by the same bacterial organism
- treatment failure
- caused by inappropriate antibiotic therapy/ unrecognised complicating factor
12
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What is a reinfection?
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- a recurrent infection in which different organisms are causative
- usually caused by host defense issues
- disorders of micturition
- anatomic abnormalities
- concurrent disease
13
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What are the pre-disposing factors for cystitis?
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- uroliths
- anatomic defects
- polyps
- neoplasia
- chronic glucocorticoid use
- chronic kidney disease
- hyperadrenocorticism
- diabetes mellitus
- urine stasis
- incomplete voiding of urine
- bladder trauma
- glycosuria
- dilute or alkaline urine
14
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What are the common bacterial causes of cystitis?
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- escherichia coli
- staphylococcus aureus
- streptococcus spp
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- proteus mirabilis and vulgaris
- enterobacter spp
- enterococcus spp
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- corynebacterium renale - cattle
- eubacterium suis - pigs
- haemophilus haemoglobinophilus - dogs
15
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What bacterium is this?
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- Proteus spp
- gram -ve
- faculatively anaerobic
- rod shaped bacterium
- all animals susceptible
16
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What bacterium is this?
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- pseudomonas spp
- gram -ve
- aerobic
- rod shaped bacterium
- all species susceptible
17
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What bacterium is this?
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- haemophilus haemoglobinophilus
- gram -ve
- facultatively anaerobic
- rod shaped bacterium
- mainly - dogs
18
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What is this?
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- eubacterium suis
- actinomyces suis, eubacterium suis, corynebacterium suis
- pathogen in pigs only
- anaerobic
- gram +ve rods
- A.suis - normal inhabitant of the prepuce and can be isolated from the preputial diverticulum of most male pigs (over 10 wks)
20
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WHat is this?
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- porcine cystitis
- microabscesses
- epithelial hypertrophy
- mucinous metaplasia
- diffuse
- mild
- chronic-active
21
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What is this?
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- enterobacter spp
- gram -ve
- fac. anaerobe
- all species
- faecal material
22
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What is this?
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- enterococci spp
- g+ve
- cocci shaped
- fac anaerobic
- all species
23
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E.coli and UTIs??
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- G-ve
- fac. anaerobe
- rod shape
- most common UTI
- UPEC - has pyelonephritis fimbriae - attach to urinary tissue
- can replicate in bladder cells
- persistant
25
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WHat is this?
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- E.coli cystitis in pig
26
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What is this?
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- polypoid cystitis (E.coli)
- boxer
27
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What is this showing?
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- intracellular E.coli
- persistent infections
28
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What is this?
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- UPEC
- has pylonephritis fimbriae - attach to urinary tissue
29
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What is this?
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- staphylococcus spp
- g+ve
- aerobic
- cocci shaped
- all animals
- pus
30
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What is this?
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- streptococcus spp
- g+ve
- cocci shaped
- fac. anaerobe
- all animals
31
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WHat is this?
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- Klebsiella spp
- g-ve
- fac. anaerobic
- rod shaped
- all animals
32
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What is this?
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- corynebacterium renale
- cattle (sheep, pigs, goats)
- g+ve
- fac. anaerobe
- rod shaped filamentous
- found in the prepuce and semen of asymptomatic bulls
34
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What is this showing?
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- bacterial nephritis
- difficult to get antibiotics of the right conc
