Microbiology 9th Edition by Laura Black, Jacquelyn Black

Exercise 13

Urinary tract infections (UTI) caused by bacteria are com mon and can ascend or descend to spread through the urogen ital system. Match the following resulting UTI-related diseases to their descriptions:
_____Glomerulonephritis
_____Toxic shock syndrome
_____Pyelonephritis
_____Leptospirosis
_____ Prostatitis
_____Vaginitis
(a) Opportunistic Gardnerella vaginalis in combination with anaerobic bacteria commonly cause this vaginal infection that can be diagnosed with "clue cells"
(b) Associated with superabsorbent tampons left in too long, allowed for the multiplication of strains of Staphylococ cus aureus producing exotoxin C
(c) Infection of the prostate in men commonly caused by Escherichia coli
(d) An immune complex disease of the glomeruli of the kidney caused by nephrogenic strains of Streptococcus pyogenes
(e) An inflammation of the kidney usually caused by the back up of urine with consequent ascent of Escherichia coli
(f) A zoonotic infection by Leptospira interrogans usually acquired by direct contact with contaminated dog, cat, or wild animal urine or in water or soil