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Spring 2024 FInals
med micro final
UTI
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What are the causative agents for UTIs?
E.
coli
, P.
mirabilis
, S.
Saprophyticus
What are the other causative agents for UTIs?
Fungi,
protists
, Viruses
VIrus
(
Adenovirus
)
Fungi
(Yeast)
Entry may come from
ascending
the urethra (
E. coli
)
Infection
can come from a
urethracatheter
UTI
infections can come from
blood
Blood
infections from UTIs are usually gram
positive
bacteremia
infections
From the
lymph
, pressure on the bladder will cause
lymph
to spill into the blood vessels
Adhesins
attach to
urogenital
epithelial cells
Virulence factors: toxins,
phagocytosis
resistance,
urease
,
Immune
response: infla,,ation
UTIs
can cause a
slow
flow of urine