bacteriuria/diarrhea

We prospectively examined the incidence of bacteriuria in malnourished patients between 6 months and 5 years of age. For each patient, a normally nourished control matched for age, sex, and presence of fever and diarrhea was included. Of 112 patients (65 boys), 55 had moderate and 57 had severe

BACKGROUND Bacteriuria in the form of symptomatic urinary tract infection (UTI) and asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is common in the elderly. There is no clinical benefit obtained by treating elderly individuals with ASB. However, its high prevalence leads to the overdiagnosis of UTI and unnecessary

The efficacy and safety of a 5-day course of treatment with the new oral penem agent ritipenem acoxil (500 mg three times daily) or with norfloxacin (200 mg twice daily) were assessed in a double-blind study of women with uncomplicated cystitis. The effects of the definition of bacteriuria used on

This Minireview focuses on the microbiologic evaluation of patients with asymptomatic bacteriuria as well as indications for antibiotic treatment. Asymptomatic bacteriuria is defined as two consecutive voided specimens (preferably within 2 weeks) with the same bacterial species isolated in

Utilization of rapid microbiologic methods could improve both the quality of patient care and help to reduce patient health care costs through more efficient patient management. Medically urgent situations such as meningitis, endocarditis, bacteremia, some soft tissue infections, ocular infections,

Cefmenoxime (CMX) was intravenously administered to 106 patients with complicated urinary tract infection at a daily dose of 2-4 g for 5 days. An excellent response in overall clinical efficacy was seen in 15 cases (18.3%), a moderate response in 46 cases (56.1%) and poor response in 21 cases

A prospective, randomized, multicenter study was conducted on the efficacy and safety of two prophylactic antibiotic regimens in both abdominal and vaginal hysterectomy. Patients received three intravenous doses of clindamycin (900 mg) plus either aztreonam (1 g) or cefotaxime (1 g); the doses were

The in vitro attachment of 335 Proteus mirabilis strains from various human sources to human urinary tract epithelial cells was measured. No significant difference in adhesive capacity was found between P. mirabilis strains isolated from the blood of 89 patients with bacteremia, the stools of 36

BACKGROUND Prevalence of fluoroquinolone-resistant Klebsiella oxytoca has been reported worldwide. METHODS We recovered ten clinical K. oxytoca isolates from patients with acute cystitis, asymptomatic bacteriuria or acute bacillary diarrhea in Japan. Out of ten isolates, one

We conducted a randomized double blind comparison of cefamandole (CMD) and cefmetazole (CMZ) in the treatment of 193 patients with complicated urinary tract infections. The patients received 1 gram of CMD or CMZ twice a day intravenously by drip infusion over 1 hour for 5 days. Pretreatment urinary

The prevalence of neonatal urinary tract infection (UTI) was studied in 1,762 high-risk neonates. Symptomatic bacteriuria was found in 1.9% and asymptomatic bacteriuria in 0.5% of these neonates. Male preponderance was 5:1. Clinical manifestations were extremely variable--vomiting, weight loss, and

BACKGROUND Nursing home providers face challenges in urinary tract infection assessment and treatment, often prescribing unnecessary antibiotics for asymptomatic bacteriuria, a practice that can result in adverse drug reactions, drug resistance, and an increase in antibiotic-associated

Cellular and humoral immunity are depressed during pregnancy, for this reason the non-specific immunity mediated by polymorphonuclear leukocytes plays an important role in the defense against bacterial infections. The objective of this study was evaluate the phagocytosis, phagocytic index (particles