10^5 bacterial colonies/mL indicates lab diagnosis of UTI. Rest of the question is pretty explanatory: oxidase positive gram negative rods, producing green pigment is characteristic of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This is a pretty common pathogen to cause nosocomial UTI with indwelling catheters.
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10^5 bacterial colonies/mL indicates lab diagnosis of UTI. Rest of the question is pretty explanatory: oxidase positive gram negative rods, producing green pigment is characteristic of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This is a pretty common pathogen to cause nosocomial UTI with indwelling catheters.