Jean Kelly, 82 years old Skinny Reasoning Urinary Tract Infection/Urosepsis Case Study 2024 Update Graded A+ With Reference

Jean Kelly, 82 years old Skinny Reasoning Urinary Tract
Infection/Urosepsis Case Study 2024 Update Graded A+
With Reference
Escherichia coli - ANSWER: Gram negative, lactose positive, motile member of the
Enterobacteriaceae family that is leading cause of UTIs

Uropathogenic E. coli - ANSWER: Strain of E. coli that is the most important
uropathogen

Uropathogenic E. coli - ANSWER: Causes 80-85% of all cases of acute noncomplicated
cystitis

Uropathogenic E. coli - ANSWER: Causes 85-90% of acute nonobstructive
pyelonephritis

Uropathogenic E. coli - ANSWER: Gram negative bacilli with type 1 fimbriae causing
uncomplicated cystitis and pyelonephritis

Uropathogenic E. coli - ANSWER: Virulence factor of this gram negative bacillus
includes P fimbriae leading to pyelonephritis

Pink - ANSWER: Color of E. coli colonies on MacConkey agar

MacConkey agar - ANSWER: Selective and Differential media used to distinguish
lactose and non-lactose fermenting Enterobacteriaceae from one another

Green metallic sheen - ANSWER: Appearance of E. coli grown on Eosin-Methylene
Blue (EMB) agar

Eosin-Methylene Blue (EMB) agar - ANSWER: E. coli exhibits a green metallic sheen
on this media

Staphylococcus saprophyticus - ANSWER: Gram positive, Coagulase negative
staphylococci that colonizes female rectums and urogenital tracts

Staphylococcus saprophyticus - ANSWER: Coagulase negative and Novobiocin
resistant Staphylococci

Staphylococcus saprophyticus - ANSWER: The second most common cause of acute
cystitis in women

Staphylococcus saprophyticus - ANSWER: Gram positive cocci causing UTI in newly
and sexually active females

, Proteus - ANSWER: Gram negative, lactose non-fermenting bacillus that produces
hydrogen sulfide and urease

Proteus - ANSWER: Highly motile gram negative bacillus that exhibits swarming
motility

Proteus mirabilis - ANSWER: 90% of Proteus infections involve this species

Proteus - ANSWER: Urease positive, gram negative bacillus causing complicated
cystitis and increasing urine pH

Proteus - ANSWER: Gram negative, lactose non-fermenting bacillus causing kidney
and bladder stones

Proteus - ANSWER: Urease positive Enterobacteriaceae member that grows well in
urine and causes alkaline urine with an ammonia smell

Klebsiella pneumoniae - ANSWER: Lactose fermenting, non-motile, weakly Urease
positive Enterobacteriaceae member

Klebsiella pneumoniae - ANSWER: Gram negative bacillus with notably large
polysaccharide capsule causing UTIs in patients with urinary catheters

Klebsiella pneumoniae - ANSWER: Cause of catheter-associated cystitis from this
gram negative bacillus with an unusually large, gelatinous capsule that forms highly
mucoid colonies

Klebsiella pneumoniae - ANSWER: Gram negative, lactose fermenting opportunist
that is weakly Urease positive and may cause stones

Serratia marcescens - ANSWER: Gram negative member of the Enterobacteriaceae
family that produces salmon-red pigmented colonies

Serratia marcescens - ANSWER: Cather-associated UTI caused by this salmon-red
pigmented gram negative bacillus

Pseudomonas aeruginosa - ANSWER: Gram negative bacilli producing distinct grape-
like, fruity odor in culture

Pseudomonas aeruginosa - ANSWER: Gram negative bacilli known for catheter-
associated cystitis and pyelonephritis with an alginate, polysaccharide slime layer
capsule that readily forms biofilms

Pseudomonas aeruginosa - ANSWER: Gram negative bacilli producing pyocyanin,
pyoverdine, and pyorubin pigments