Urinary tract infection


Most common cause of Urinary tract infection is


[A] Pseudomonas
[B] Chlamydia
[C] Escherichia coli
[D] Klebsiella



All of the following are predisposition for Urinary tract infection EXCEPT


[A] Diabetes
[B] Circumcision
[C] Urinary catheterization
[D] Large prostate



Most frequent complaint in men with UTI


[A] Dysuria
[B] Urinary frequency
[C] Urinary urgency
[D] Hesitancy



A diagnosed case of UTI develops fever and flank pain indicates progression to development of


[A] Kidney stone
[B] Malignancy
[C] Stricture
[D] Pyelonephritis



Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is defined as ———- CFU/mL in a voided urine specimen without signs or
symptoms attributable to UTI.


[A] <105
[B] ≥105
[C] <103
[D] ≥103



Which of the following is not consistent with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surveillance definition of a catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)?


[A] Urinary urgency
[B] Suprapubic tenderness
[C] Urine culture with 1 organism with bacterium of >105 CFU/mL [D] Indwelling catheter in place for at least 2 weeks



The CDC surveillance definition of a CAUTI necessitates
that patients meet the following 3 criteria:


  1. Indwelling catheter in place for more than 2 consecutive days in an inpatient location.
  2. Urine culture with no more than 2 organisms present
    and 1 organism with bacterium of >105 CFU/mL.
  3. Presence of at least 1 of the following: fever (38C),
    suprapubic tenderness, costovertebral angle pain or
    tenderness, urinary urgency, urinary frequency, or dysuria.

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