UTI bugs Flashcards
1
Q
leading cause UTI
green metallic sheen on EMB agar
nitrite test pos
A
E. coli
2
Q
2nd leading cause UTI in sex active women
A
Staph saprophyticus
3
Q
3rd leading cause UTI
large mucoid capsule & viscous colonies
urease test pos
A
Klebsiella pneumoniae
4
Q
red pigment, nosocomial, drug resistant
A
Serratia marcescens
5
Q
nosocomial, drug resistant
A
Enterococcus
6
Q
swarming motility on agar, produces urease, assoc with struvite stones
urease test pos
A
Proteus mirabilis
7
Q
blue-green pigment, fruity odor, nosocomial, drug resistant
A
Pseudomonas aeruginosa