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
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 known for catheter-
associated cystitis and pyelonephritis with an alginate, polysaccharide slime layer
capsule that readily forms biofilms
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