Potpourri
What % of women will experience at least 1 UTI during their life?
50-80%
Culture characteristics of the most common cause of UTI
Gram-negative, oxidase-negative, lactose-fermenting rod
What is the treatment for ASB in a non-pregnant person?
Monitoring, reassurance
You empirically treat a patient for a mild UTI, what advice do you give for when to seek reassessment?
Symptoms not resolving after 48 hours of treatment, or Fever, chills, Nausea, Vomiting, Flank pain
What advice do you provide to a young woman with reccurent postcoital urinary tract infections.
Postcoital urination
Histology notable for thyroidization, fibrosis, and a diffuse lymphoplasmacytic inflammatory infiltrate are hallmarks for what disease?
Chronic Pyelonephritis