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1
Q

Bladder tenesmus

A

Incomplete voiding

2
Q

Dysuria

A

Pain or discomfort when urinating

3
Q

Bacteriruia

A

The presence of bacteria in urine

Does not necessarily imply infection

4
Q

Asymptomatic bacteruria

and when is it clinically significant

A

Presence pf bacteria in the urinary tract in the absence of symptoms
Problems in pregnant women, or patients undergoing invasive procedures of the urinary tract)

5
Q

Normal mechanisms that maintain sterility of urine

A

Adequate urine volume
Free-flow from kidneys through urinary meatus
Complete bladder emptying
Normal acidity of urine
Peristaltic activity of ureters
Increased intra-vesicular pressure preventing reflux
In males, antibacterial effect of zinc in prostatic fluid

6
Q

What are upper or lower UTIs called?

A

Upper: Pyelonephritis
Lower: Cystitis and urethritis

7
Q

Cystitis (and 3 most common symptoms)

A

UTI presumed to be confined to the bladder
Most common symptoms: dysuria, urinary frequency, urinary urgency
Can have NO signs that suggest a systemic infection
Very rarely have a fever

8
Q

What two bacteria mimic symptoms of a lower UTI

A

Chlamydia trachomatis

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

9
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Pyelonephritis

A

Clinical diagnosis which implies a more invasive infection
Inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis is assumed to be present when patients have pain or tenderness involving the flank, together with other clinical or lab evidence of UTI
Systemic findings: fever, flank pain, nausea, chills, malasie, headache, etc

10
Q

Prostatitis

A

Inflammation/infection of the prostate gland
May be present as acute or chronic
Can be hard to treat because you dont get great levels of antibiotics here

11
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Intrarenal abscess/perinephric abscess

A

Collection of pus in the kidney or in the soft tissue surrounding the kidney

12
Q

Uncomplicated UTIs

A

Occurs in patients with normal genitourinary tracts

Usually non-pregnant premenopausal women of childbearing age

13
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Complicated UTIs

A

Structural or functional abnormality of the genitourinary tract
Pregnant women, elderly, men, and children
Chronic symptoms
Comorbid illness (ex: diabetes) or immuno-compromised
Upper tract disease (pyelonephritis)
Any underlying abnormality that predisposes patient to UTI or makes UTI more difficult to treat effectively

14
Q

Relapse

A

Recurrence of infection by same organism after discontinuation of treatment
May be due to resistance

15
Q

Re-infection

A

Recurrence of an infection by a different organism after discontinuation of treatment
Might be some factor that disposes the patient to UTIs

16
Q

Risk factors

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Aging (diabetes, urinary stasis, impaired immune response, incontinence)
Female (short urethra, sex, birth control, pregnancy)
Male (prostatic hypertrophy, anal intercourse)
Urinary tract obstruction (tumor or calculi, strictures)
Impaired bladder innervation
Hematogenous spread

17
Q

What family and species is most common for UTI

A

The Enterobacteriaceae is responsible for 90% of all UTIs (gram negative, facultatively anaerobic, common intestinal flora)
Escherichia coli is most commonly isolated pathogen (70%)

18
Q

What are some virulence factors

A

Adherence (major)
Motility
P fimbria (bind to P blood group antigen on uro-epithelial cells)
Hemolysins, colicin V (aid in resistance to complement dependent bactericidal effect of serum)
K antigen (associated with upper tract infections)
Type 1 fimbria (interbacterial binding and biofilm formation)

19
Q

3 classical uro-pathogens

A

Proteus, Morganella Providencia
Urease producing organisms
Increases urinary pH (leads to crystal formation/struvite stone formation that provides substrate for biofilm)
Highly motile, produce fimbria for attachment

20
Q

Staphylococcus saphrophyticus

A

Coagulase negative
Typically associated with younger, sexually active females
1-5% of cystitis
Identified in the lab using resistance to novobiocin

21
Q

Dipstick testing

A

Primarily interested in the detection of nitrites and leukocytes produced by infection
Detecting nitrites is not sensitive but is specific
Detecting leukocytes is sensitive but not specific
Combined is great!
RBC detection is not sensitive or specific

22
Q

Sensitivity versus specificity

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Sensitivity is the ability of a test to correctly identify those WITH the disease
Specificity is the ability of the test to correctly identify those WITHOUT the disease

23
Q

Chromogenic media

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Has certain substances that certain bacteria will use and then change colour
Can tell what bacteria it is just by looking at the colour

24
Q

2 things you MUST have labelled on specimen

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Method of collection

Time/date of collection

25
Q

Boric acid tube

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Maintains availability of the urine for about 48 hours

Good for those in remote communities

26
Q

3 drugs to treat uncomplicated cystitis

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Nitrofurantoin
Fosfomycin
Septra (but a lot of resistance, so not anymore)

27
Q

2 drugs to treat pyelonephritis

A

Ciprofloxacin

Beta lactam and an aminoglycoside

28
Q

Urine culture

A

Use SBA and MacConkey plate

29
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What is the most common pathogen you’re going to culture from a young women?

A

E. coli!