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punam
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09/11/03 - 03:52 PM

35 yr old lady present w/ complaints of burning urination for the past 2 days and deep stick test of her urine demonstrate marked positivity for the leukocytes esterase but no reactivity for the nitrite .urine culture later grows out large no. of organisms. which of the following bacteria is most likely to be responsible for patients infection?

1. enterobacter sp.

2. enterccocus fecalis

3. e.coli

4 klebsiella pnemoniae

5. pseudomonas aeruginosa

mjl1717
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09/11/03 - 06:09 PM

E.Coli

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09/20/03 - 09:27 PM

this sounds like its e.coli, but the ans is enteroccocus fecalis because it does shows +esterase reaction but the nitite test is -ve.

doc4life
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09/21/03 - 12:20 AM

E.coli ---both esterase reaction and nitrite test r +ve

Enterococcus faecalis ----- esterase reaction is +ve but nitrite test is -ve

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09/21/03 - 01:01 PM

doc4life, You are acknowledged. smiling face

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09/22/03 - 09:12 AM

hi where do you live in chicago?

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09/26/03 - 02:14 PM

hi guest'

I m in Dupage. Where r u from?

U cam pm me

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09/26/03 - 02:14 PM

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