Urine Flashcards
UTI
Elderly and children, female, drugs, void, sex, genetics
Pyelonephritis/glomerulonephritis
flank pain, dysuria, can lead to bacteremia
Urethritis
Male std, dysuria
Staphylococcus aureus
SSS, cellulitis, impetigo, PMN
Staphylococcus epidermis
SBE (indwelling)
Enterococcus spp.
GI/UTI
Klebsiella pneumoniae
capsule, LRI, UTI, wound, LYS+/ORN=
Enterbacter spp.
K. aerogenes, UTI, LYS/ORN +
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
CRE: VIM (verona Integron-Mdiated Metallo-B-lactamase), NDM, KPC
Catheter
E. coli, Kleb, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas, Candida
Virulence
Hemolysins (iron), fimbriae attach
Mollicutes
Sterols, nucleic acid precursors, serum (fried egg), no cell wall (cocci-stellate)
Mycoplasma hominis/genitalium
bacterial vaginosis, placental inflammation
Ureaplasma spp.
Urethritis
Male biota
Diphtheroids, CNS, Enterococcus
Female biota
Diphtheroids, CNS, lactobacilli, A hemolytic Strep, Enterbacteriaeceae
Calibrated loop
0.001 mL, 1 uL (colony x 1,000)