MICR 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Diplococcus, Cryosurgery, Staphylococcus Saprophyticus

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Microbiology and Immunology
• Course: MICR 121
• Professor: Lewis Linton Tomalty

Document Summary

P a thoge ne s is of uti. Fe ve r a nd fla nk pa in. As ce nding infe ction up the ure te rs ca us ing orga nis ms to infe ct the kidne y. P a tie nts a re hos pita lize d a nd put on a ntibiotics. Ca n tre a t with a ntibiotics a nd the y will ge t be tte r. Orga nis ms from pe ria na l re gion to ure thra. As ce nd to bla dde r. Normal urethral flora: corynebacterium, lactobacilli, staphylococci, streptococci, enterococci. Bla dde r is norma lly s te rile. Ca n ha ve gra m ne ga tive orga nis ms tha t colonize the ure thra. If we ha ve a ll of the orga nis ms the re , it is difficult to de te rmine if s ome one ha s a uti.