BACTERIAL URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS

Question 1

Signs and symptoms
● Frequent, urgent, painful urination
○ Sometimes you feel urinating but nothing really goes out
● Urine may be cloudy with foul odor

Answer 1

BACTERIAL URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS (UTI)

Question 2

are the most common cause of UTI

Answer 2

Enteric bacteria

Question 3

causes most cases of UTI

Answer 3

Escherichia coli

Question 4

Virulence factors of BACTERIAL URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS (UTI)

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attachment fimbriae and flagella

Question 5

that can propel the bacteria up the urinary tract

Answer 5

flagella

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that bind specifically to epithelial cells lining the
urinary bladder

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attachment fimbriae

Question 7

Using fimbriae, these strains of E. coli move into bladder
cells by an unknown mechanism and form biofilm-like aggregations within bladder cells’ ? thus avoiding some of the body’s defenses

Answer 7

cytosol

Question 8

Are the most common bacterial infection known to humans

Answer 8

BACTERIAL URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS (UTI)

Question 9

reason why uni is common in females

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1.) urethra’s short length
2.) 1/3 of women have at least had one episode of UTI
3.) Almost half of the women experience once in their
lifetime

Question 10

Most common nosocomial infection

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Catheter Associated UTI

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how to diagnose UTI

Answer 11

urinalysis

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bacteria cause of UTI

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Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC)

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Common infection in the Philippines

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LEPTOSPIROSIS

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Zoonotic disease seen primarily in animals

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LEPTOSPIROSIS

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Signs and Symptoms
● Abrupt fever, myalgia, muscle stiffness, & headache ● Rarely fatal

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LEPTOSPIROSIS

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bacteria of leptospirosis

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Leptospira interrogans

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Leptospira interrogans (gram + or -)

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-

Question 18

Leptospira interrogans (aerobic or non aerobic)

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aerobic

Question 19

Transmitted by contact with urine of infected animal or
urine-contaminated water

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LEPTOSPIROSIS

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travels via the bloodstream through the body

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Spirochete

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Occurs throughout the world but rare in the U.S.

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LEPTOSPIROSIS

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how to diagnose leptospirosis

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antibody test

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An immunological response of the kidney due to infection characterized by the sudden appearance of hematuria (blood in the urine), proteinuria, and hypertension

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STREPTOCOCCAL ACUTE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS

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It is actually a childhood disease that accounts for approximately 90% of renal or kidney disorders in children

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STREPTOCOCCAL ACUTE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS

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bacteria of STREPTOCOCCAL ACUTE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS

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Group A Streptococci or Streptococcus pyogenes

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Inflames the kidney nephrons / cells of the kidney and the tiny
blood vessels filtering it

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glomerulus

Question 27

Inflammation of the glomeruli and nephrons

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glomerulonephritis

Question 28

Produce hypertension and low urine output

Answer 28

glomerulonephritis