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Upper Urinary Tract infection (UUTI): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Predisposing Factors:
 - Immunocompromised, Diabetes,
 - Elderly, Female
surfaces allow bacterial ... (LUTI) -> Bacteria ... LUTI slide) -> Bacteria's ... parenchyma -> Bacterial ... saprophyticus, Serratia
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms
 - Colloquial acronym for gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known
gram-negative bacteria ... - Resistance ... include: • Serratia ... #Diagnosis #Microbiology ... #SPICE #SPACE #Bacteria
SPICE (SPACE) Organisms

Gram-negative bacteria that have inducible, chromosomal beta-lactamase genes known as AmpC - Resistance may
Gram-negative bacteria ... known as AmpC - Resistance ... include: • Serratia ... #Diagnosis #Microbiology ... #SPICE #SPACE #Bacteria
Aeromonas spp - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Aeromonas spp: Gram-negative Rods, oxidase positive and glucose fermenter.
Virulence: Toxin
Diagnosis and Management ... toxin secretion, bacterial ... Diarrhea • Wound Infection ... Aeromonas are resistant ... #microbiology #
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Pylori (H. pylori) Infection ... developed countries Microbiology ... gram negative bacterium ... differentiate past infection ... increased ABx resistance
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Spontaneous Bacterial ... RBCs) • Obtain bacterial ... -40% will have bacterial ... if known high resistance ... #Spontaneous #Bacterial
IDSA - Antimicrobial Regimens for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Children
Initial empirical therapy
 • Amoxicillin-clavulanate (45 mg/kg/day
Regimens for Acute Bacterial ... for antibiotic resistance ... –24 h) Severe infection ... #Antibiotics #Bacterial ... peds #pediatrics #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... Multidrug-resistant ... Response: • Most bacteria ... lung disease, bacteremia ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tale of Two Staphylococci: 
Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). 

MSSA arrived quietly,
and Methicillin-Resistant ... cultures, appropriate management ... appeared on the microbiology ... teamwork, careful management ... MSSA #MRSA #ID #bacteremia
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
intracellular rod-shaped bacteria ... Multidrug-resistant ... Response: • Most bacteria ... lung disease, bacteremia ... TB #Diagnosis #Management