Urogenital System Infections (Microbiology)

Recall cards on the urogenital system infections of microbiology. Anatomy and normal microbiota: the kidneys, nephrons, glomeruli, ureters, bladder, and urethra; the male and female reproductive structures; and the protective vaginal Lactobacillus microbiota with its lactic acid, glycogen, and estrogen-linked pH. Bacterial infections of the urinary system: UTIs, cystitis, pyelonephritis, and glomerulonephritis, their causes and dipstick diagnosis, plus leptospirosis, post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, and nongonococcal urethritis. Bacterial infections of the reproductive system: gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis and its stages, chancroid, and bacterial vaginosis. Viral infections: genital herpes and human papillomavirus with its oncogenic types and vaccines. Fungal infections: vulvovaginal candidiasis. And the protozoan infection trichomoniasis.