Complicated vs Non-complicated UTI

Question 1

Pathogens associated with uncomplicated UTI

Answer 1

Klebsiella pneumoniae
E. coli
Enterococcus species
Proteus miribalis
Staph. saprophyticus

Question 2

Pathogens associated with complicated UTI

Answer 2

E. coli
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Acinetobacter baumannii
Enterococcus species
Staphylococcus species

Question 3

Uncomplicated definition

Answer 3

Infection in a structurally and neurologically normal urinary tract
Associated with stones because they produce urease which results in alkalisation of the urine thus favouring stone formation (calcium phosphate)

Question 4

Complicated defintion

Answer 4

Infection and factors that predispose to
persistent or relapsing infection
* Foreign bodies (e.g., calculi, IUC,
drainage device)
* Obstruction
* Immunosuppression
* Renal transplant
* Retention from neurologic disease
* Renal failure

Question 5

Male vs Female

Answer 5

Male always complicates
Female mostly uncomplicated