Question

CASE STUDY 1 Brittney calls her physician to report that she has been experiencinga fever of 10IT for seven days following her laparoscopic tubal ligation She also states that she is experiencing urinary fequency and burning during urination. The physician suspects that Britney may have a urinary tract infection because of the catheter that was used to empty her bladder diring the wuical procedue The plysician has asked Heitney to schedule an appointment later in the day so that be may examine her and obeain a "dean catch uree sample. 1. Would Brittney's infection be considered an SSP f not, what type of inlection is 2. What is the most likely reason that Brittney has an infection? ns) are most likely to be identified in your textbook, which microorgan 3. According to the charts located when the urine sample is cultured? Why are most of them called opportunistc pathogens

Answer 1

1, Staphylococcus Aureus is a causative organism cause urinary tract infection patient with urinary tract catheterization. The majority of the surgical site Infection(SSI) occur in the postoperative period. This infection is common to the surgery present in the month of the operative procedure.
2, Britteny had an infection due to the procedure which she has undergone during the tubal ligation. S. Aureus is prevalent on vulval skin, during the procedure this infection happened due to the upward spread of infection from the cervix.
3, Escherichia coli is a common bacteria commonly found in the urine sample, it lives in intestines. E.coli includes a wide variety of infection type from high pathogenic strains causes a worldwide outbreak of some disease. this bacterial pathogen having a capacity to cause disease if the human cost defenses are compromised. so it is called opportunistic pathogens.