Genitourinary Infections
Parent: MOC - Diseases by System · Workflow: MOC - Clinical Microbiology
Disease Notes
- Acute Cystitis ✅
- Acute Pyelonephritis ✅
- STI suite / prostatitis (TBD)
Syndromes
| Syndrome | Disease note | First specimens / methods |
|---|---|---|
| Acute cystitis | Acute Cystitis | Urine culture + Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing |
| Pyelonephritis | Acute Pyelonephritis | Urine + blood cultures |
| Catheter-associated UTI | → Device-Associated Infections | Interpret colony counts carefully |
| Prostatitis / epididymitis | TBD | Urine ± STI testing |
| STI syndromes | TBD disease notes | NAAT: Neisseria gonorrhoeae · Chlamydia trachomatis; serology: Treponema pallidum |
Pathogens (starter)
- Escherichia coli (dominant community UTI)
- Klebsiella pneumoniae · other Enterobacterales
- Enterococcus, P. aeruginosa (complicated / catheter)
- STI: Neisseria gonorrhoeae · Chlamydia trachomatis · Treponema pallidum · HIV / HSV (viral)
Key Concepts
- Ascending infection from periurethral Normal Microbiota
- Asymptomatic bacteriuria ≠ treat in most non-pregnant adults