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drspleen - 03-17-11 00:03
In microbiology, you learn that most urinary tract infections result from organisms that enter the urogenital tract externally and then ascend the urethra. One organism that can cause urinary tract infections through hematogenous dissemination is:
* A. Group B Streptococci
* B. E. coli
* C. Klebsiella
* D. Enterobacter
* E. Tuberculosis
drspleen - 03-17-11 00:03
In microbiology, you learn that most urinary tract infections result from organisms that enter the urogenital tract externally and then ascend the urethra. One organism that can cause urinary tract infections through hematogenous dissemination is:
* A. Group B Streptococci
* B. E. coli
* C. Klebsiella
* D. Enterobacter
* E. Tuberculosis
The correct answer and explanation will be available after you answer.
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Re: uti babbu5508 - 03-17-11 01:38 My answer is: c.
3 main mechanisms are responsible for UTIs, including (1) colonization with ascending spread, (2) hematogenous spread (3)spread from contiguous foci
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Re: uti babbu5508 - 03-18-11 20:37 Tuberculous pyelonephritis is characterized by white caseous material filling the
pelvicalyceal system, which may be unilaterally or bilaterally affected.
Infection is initially renal but, over a period of months or years, enlarges and
ruptures into the pelvicalyceal system, releasing tubercle bacilli into the lower urinary tract.
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Re: uti sudha2015 - 03-19-11 10:03 In microbiology, you learn that most urinary tract infections result from organisms that enter the urogenital tract externally and then ascend the urethra. One organism that can cause urinary tract infections through hematogenous dissemination is
c
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Re: uti
drspleen - 03-21-11 18:52 TB of the kidney results from hematogenous spread. Most patients present with symptoms of bladder irritation without associated constitutional symptoms of TB. Urinalysis may reveal pyuria, hematuria, and proteinuria. Repeat urine samples should be sent for mycobacterial culture.
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Re: uti drspleen - 03-22-11 07:18 TB of the kidney results from hematogenous spread. Most patients present with symptoms of bladder irritation without associated constitutional symptoms of TB. Urinalysis may reveal pyuria, hematuria, and proteinuria. Repeat urine samples should be sent for mycobacterial culture.
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