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Purple Urine Bag Syndrome
Chronic, indwelling catheter + bacteriuria (Providencia, Klebsiella, E.coli*) + alkaline urine
Tryptophan → Indoxyl
indwelling catheter + bacteriuria ... Sulfatase enzyme (bacteria ... pathophysiology #clinical
Upper Urinary Tract infection (UUTI): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Predisposing Factors:
 - Immunocompromised, Diabetes,
 - Elderly, Female
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Infection (LUTI) -> Bacteria ... of asymptomatic bacteriuria
Urinary Tract Infection - UTI Diagnosis 

UTI is a clinical diagnosis - patients may have bacteriuria
Diagnosis UTI is a clinical ... patients may have bacteriuria
The clinical criteria for BV (Amsel critera), include 'thin' vaginal fluid, fishy odor upon potassium hydroxide
The clinical criteria ... reduced lactic acid bacteria ... with attached bacteria ... #Clinical #Path
Typical Clinical Presentations of Septic Arthritis by Pathogen and Joint Involvement

#Diagnosis #Septic #Arthritis #Differential #History #Presentation
Typical Clinical ... Presentation #Pathogen #Bacteria
C5-C9 Deficiency - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Note:
 • Risk of invasive meningococcal disease is 1000-10000x higher
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... infections • Clinical ... susceptibility to bacteremia ... => • Bacteria ... stiffness • Bacteria
Septic Arthritis - Pathogens and Clinical Clues

Staphylococcus aureus 
Streptococcal spp. 
Neisseria gonorrhoeae 
Aerobic/Anaerobic 
Gram-negative bacteria 
Brucellosis
Pathogens and Clinical ... Gram-negative bacteria
Sputum culture from a patient with Strongyloides hyperinfection.  The larvae burrow through the agar tracking
agar tracking bacteria ... strongyloidiasis #clinical
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
recovery rate of bacteria ... highly fastidious bacteria ... intra-cellular bacteria ... antimicrobials, clinical ... Valvular 16S (bacteria
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... likelihood of negative clinical ... culture proven bacteremia ... culture proven bacteremia ... culture proven bacteremia