UTI

Question 1

What symptoms would distinguish from pyelonephritis?

Answer 1

Fever
Loin pain
N+V
Renal angle tenderness

Question 2

What would be seen on urine dipstick ?

Answer 2

Nitrites
Leukocytes
Red blood cells

Question 3

What is the most common causative organism?

Answer 3

E.coli

Question 4

What are other causative organisms?

Answer 4

Klebsiella pneumoniae
enterococcus
pseudomonas aeruginosa
staphylococcus saprophyticus
Candida albicans

Question 5

What is the duration of abx I nsimple lower uti

Answer 5

3 days

Question 6

What is duration of abx in men, pregnant women or catheter UTI?

Answer 6

7 days

Question 7

What are antibiotic options for UTI in pregnancy?

Answer 7

nitrofurantoin
Amoxicllin
Cefalexin

Question 8

When should nitrofurantoin be avoided in pregnancy? and why?

Answer 8

third trimester due to risk of neonatal haemolysis

Question 9

When and why should trimethoprim be avoided in pregnancy ?

Answer 9

first trimester
folate antagonist
risk of congenital malformations including congenital malformations and neural tube defects