TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Genitourinary Tract Infections and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
A1  - Southwick, Frederick S.
A2  - Southwick, Frederick S.
Y1  - 1
N1  - 
T2  - Infectious Diseases: A Clinical Short Course, 4e
AB  - GUIDING  QUESTIONSWhat  are  the  virulence  factors  that  allow  bacteria  to  infect  the  urinary  tract,  and  where  do  the  bacteria  come  from?What  are  the  host  factors  that  help  to  prevent  infection  of  the  urinary  tract?Which  symptoms  and  signs  help  the  clinician  to  differentiate  upper  tract  (pyelonephritis)  from  lower  tract  disease  (cystitis)?How  useful  is  the  urinary  sediment  in  diagnosing  urinary  tract  infection?When  should  a  urine  culture  be  ordered,  and  what  represents  a  true  positive  culture?  What  does  105  CFU/mL  mean?How  is  prostatitis  contracted,  and  which  organisms  are  most  likely  to  cause  this  infection?How  do  the  treatments  of  acute  and  chronic  prostatitis  differ?How  is  urethritis  differentiated  from  cystitis?Does  delay  in  treating  urethritis  lead  to  any  serious  complications  in  women?What  are  the  physical  findings  that  accompany  pelvic  inflammatory  disease  (PID)?Why  should  physicians  have  a  low  threshold  for  diagnosing  and  treating  PID?What  are  the  most  common  causes  of  genital  ulcers,  and  how  can  they  be  differentiated  on  clinical  examination?What  are  the  three  stages  of  syphilis,  and  how  are  they  treated?How  do  the  VDRL  (Venereal  Disease  Research  Laboratory)  and  RPR  (rapid  plasma  reagin)  tests  differ  from  the  FTA-ABS  (fluorescent  treponemal  antigen–antibody  absorption)  test,  and  how  should  these  tests  be  utilized?What  is  the  leading  cause  of  venereal  warts,  and  what  are  the  potential  long-term  consequences  of  having  this  infection?  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1170644052
ER  -