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Bateriuria |
Presence of bacteria in urine |
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Three major routes in which bateria invade and cause UTI |
Ascending Hematigenous (or blood borne) Lymphatic pathways |
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Most common course for infection in females |
Is the ascending route |
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Painful or difficulty in urination |
Dysuria |
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Urethritis |
infection of the urethra . |
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Most common cause of uncomplicated community aquired UTIs |
E.coli |
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Hematuria |
Presence of blood (intact RBCs) in urine |
May also indicate UTI but this occurs in other types of physiological disorders. |
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The least invasive and preferred routine collection procedure is |
Clean - catch midstream urine |
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Indirect indices |
Screening tests commonly used to detect bateriuria or pyuria by examining for the presence of baterial enzymes or PMN enzymes rather than the organisms or PMN s themselves . Catalase test, Luekocyte esterase test, Nitrite reductase (greiss) test. |
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The use of 5% sheep blood agar plate and MaConkey agar plates allows the detection of |
Most gram-negative bacili, staphylococci, enterococci, and streptococci bateria |
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