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Please answer the question in the picture. BACTERIA OF THE GENITOURINARY TRACT 3

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Question

Please answer the question in the picture.

BACTERIA OF THE GENITOURINARY TRACT 3. Why are females more prone to urinary tract infections than males? CRITICAL THINKING 1. Differentiate the pigment of P. aeruginosa on Pseudomonas agar P from the "pigment" of E. coli on MacConkey agar without referring to the colors. 2. What role does antibiotic treatment have in yeast infections of the urinary tract? 3. An otherwise healthy 22-year-old woman was seen at a hospital emergency room because of frequent and painful urination. A urine culture reveals a gram-negative, lactose-positive rod that produces indole but no H S. Identify the genus of this bacterium.

Explanation / Answer

yeast infection is due to fungus candida . when there is tooo much of yeast in genital opening it causes ithcing and produces the symptoms of yeast infection .this happens when the lactobacillus bacteria population that produces the acid which prevents the yeast overgrowth is reduced . the burning sensation while having the sexual intercourse redness of swelling of the vulva .

the best way to prevent is try wear loose underwar and loose fitting pants.

dont linger on wearing the wet clothes change them at earliest and dont use the antibiotics if not necessary as they kill both the good and bad bacteria in your body.

the treatments include taking antibiotics using the oral pills or hormone therapy