Urinary Tract Infections

Urinary Tract Infections

Dr Patsy Lill
Professor Emerita
University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Leucocytosis

A 57-year-old man presents with complaints of a sudden onset of fever, chills, malaise, perianal pain, and difficulty in voiding. Laboratory studies show a leukocytosis.

Below are images from a similar case.

This condition is MOST likely to be caused by which organism?

1. Serratia
2. Chlamydia
3. S. saprophyticus
4. Proteus mirabilis
5. Staphylococcus aureus

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