Thursday, 17 January 2019

Case Study-UTI in Pregnancy




Urinary Tract Infections are caused by bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract, Escherichia coli accounts for about 90% of the cases of UTIs in the community settings.
Other organisms responsible for UTIs include Staphylococcus species, Proteus mirabilis, Enterococci and Candida albicans
Candida albicans UTI is caused in the hospital settings due to indwelling catheters, diabetes mellitus, immunosuppression and those on antibiotic treatment.

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