seen in sexually active (females)
Ascending is the most common; Hematogenous (descending) from bacteremia kidney to bladder to urethra (S. aureus)
Infections of the KIDNEYS (pyelonephritis) or URETERS (ureteritis)
usually due to relapse or partial suppression of original organism
Poor hygiene practices, uncircumcised, low birth weight, occasional structural/anatomical problems
True
Inflammation of the cervix (acute or chronic)
structural or functional abnormalities, obstruction, reflux, upper tract disease
Short urethra, sexually active Exposure to outside bacteria, Pregnancy, Urethral and vaginal colonization, Immune hyper-responsiveness, Menopause, Low levels of secretory IgA, ABO blood group.
The reason for using colony counts is because the urine passes through an unsterile opening.
Disease caused by microbial invasion of the genitourinary tract
evidence of a local host response to bacteriuria
normal anatomy, upper and lower tract disease, common in sexually active female
Urethritis (STD), sexual orientation, Prostatitis (oldermen), RARELY S.saprophyticus
Infection of the URETHRA (urethritis), BLADDER (cystitis), or PROSTATE (protstatitis) [common in males]
bacteria in the urine but not symptoms
Swelling of the prostate + fever
Detectable bacteria in the urine
dysuria and pyuria + leukocytes
Family practice (may treat empirically), ER, minute clinic, Urologist (the most meticulous), OB/Gyn, Nephrologist, Rehab medicine, Geriatrics
presence of clinical symptoms assocaited with the genitourinary tract and bacteriuria
Adenovirus
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E.coli, C. trachomatis
<p>Age, Hygiene, structural abnormality, Prostate, HIV, Uncircumcised, Sex with infected partner</p>
