Week 7 - UTIs

Question 1

How do the bacterial factors allow them to colonise the urinary tract?

Answer 1

Haemolysins damage host membranes and cause renal damage

urease breaks down urea creating a favourable environment for bacterial growth

Question 2

What are the symptoms of lower UTIs (cystitis)?

Answer 2

Dysuria (painful urination)
Frequency
Urgency
Sometimes low grade fever

Question 3

What are the symptoms of upper UTIs (pyelonephritis)?

Answer 3

Fever
Loin lain
May have dysuria and frequency