title: [Antibody-coaded bacteria in urine sediment of children with urinary tract infections (author's transl)].
abstract: In 40 girls and 9 women with recurrent, non-obstructive urinary tract infections, and in 5 patients with nephrolithiasis the site of infection was determined by 108 bladder washout tests. The corresponding sediments were examined for antibody-coaded bacteria using an immunofluorescence test (IFT). The IFT was positive in 18 (72%) of 25 supravesical bacteriurias. Out of 75 vesical bacteriurias 39 infantile and 7 adult (together 61%) specimens contained antibody-coaded bacteria. We think the IFT is of no diagnostic value in localizing recurrent urinary tract infections in girls. For adults such an evaluation is not yet possible due to our small number of cases.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001437:Bacteriuria / Q000276:immunology*; D001666:Binding Sites, Antibody; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000276:immunology*
vernacular_title: Nachweis antikörperbeladener Bakterien im Urinsediment bei kindlichen Harnwegsinfektionen.