09-07-2007, 08:07 AM
A 35-year-old woman presents to her gynecologist with complaints of burning on urination for the past 2 days.
Dipstick test of her urine demonstrates marked positivity for leukocyte esterase, but no reactivity for nitrite. Urine
culture later grows out large numbers of organisms. Which of the following bacteria are most likely to be
responsible for this patient's infection?
A. Enterobacter sp.
B. Enterococcus faecalis
C. Escherichia coli
D. Klebsiella pneumoniae
E. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Dipstick test of her urine demonstrates marked positivity for leukocyte esterase, but no reactivity for nitrite. Urine
culture later grows out large numbers of organisms. Which of the following bacteria are most likely to be
responsible for this patient's infection?
A. Enterobacter sp.
B. Enterococcus faecalis
C. Escherichia coli
D. Klebsiella pneumoniae
E. Pseudomonas aeruginosa