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What is the significance of gram-negative rods in the urine?
What is the significance of gram-negative rods in the urine?
- They are a sign of sterile pyuria
- They suggest contamination of the urine sample
- They usually indicate a urinary tract infection (correct)
- They indicate the presence of commensals in the urine
What does bacteriuria denote?
What does bacteriuria denote?
- The presence of sterile pyuria
- The presence of bacteria in urine not due to contamination (correct)
- The presence of pus in urine
- The count of pus cells in urine
What does pyuria indicate?
What does pyuria indicate?
- The count of bacteria in urine
- The presence of bacteria in urine
- The presence of pus in urine (correct)
- The presence of sterile pyuria
What does the term 'sterile pyuria' refer to?
What does the term 'sterile pyuria' refer to?
Which method is used for the laboratory diagnosis of C. trachomatis?
Which method is used for the laboratory diagnosis of C. trachomatis?
Why do urinary tract infections occur more commonly in women than men?
Why do urinary tract infections occur more commonly in women than men?
What count is considered as significant bacteriuria?
What count is considered as significant bacteriuria?
What is the recommended transportation condition for urine samples?
What is the recommended transportation condition for urine samples?
Which bacterium infects the urethral or cervical cells and may be transmitted from mother to baby at delivery?
Which bacterium infects the urethral or cervical cells and may be transmitted from mother to baby at delivery?
What is the causative organism of gonorrhoea?
What is the causative organism of gonorrhoea?
Which test is done for the isolated organism in urinary tract infections?
Which test is done for the isolated organism in urinary tract infections?
Which organism can cause urinary tract infections according to the text?
Which organism can cause urinary tract infections according to the text?
What are the recommended antibiotics for the treatment of C. trachomatis?
What are the recommended antibiotics for the treatment of C. trachomatis?
What is the interpretation of bacterial count in urine samples indicating less than 10,000 cfu/ml?
What is the interpretation of bacterial count in urine samples indicating less than 10,000 cfu/ml?
What method is used for collecting urine in babies?
What method is used for collecting urine in babies?
'The morphology and biochemical reactions identify the colonies' - This statement relates to which process mentioned in the text?
'The morphology and biochemical reactions identify the colonies' - This statement relates to which process mentioned in the text?
