Women with Urinary Tract Infections Caused by

Women with urinary tract infections caused by

A) The E. coli infection damages the reproductive epithelium, causing a breach in the tight junctions and allowing invasion by the Candida albicans.
B) The E. coli infection induces adhesion molecule expression on the reproductive epithelium, allowing attachment of the yeast.
C) The antibiotic treatment kills all strains of fungi present in the reproductive tract, except the Candida albicans.
D) The E. coli infection causes gastrointestinal distress leading to diarrhea.
E) The antibiotics kill many of the commensal organisms in the reproductive tract, allowing overgrowth of the fungus.