[The evaluation of antibody-coated bacteria in the urine sediment to watch the efficiency of antibacterial treatment in upper urinary-tract infections (author's transl)].
The effect of up to 6months antibacterial treatment on both urine culture and the presence of antibody-coated bacteria in the urinary sediment was examined in 15 patients with upper urinary-tract infection. At the end of the sixth month all the patients had sterile urine, while about one half still demonstrated antibody-coated bacteria in their sediment. Such a finding strongly suggests that urine culture is "per se" insufficient to exclude the presence of bacteria in the renal parenchyma, and that the evaluation of antibody-coated bacteria might be a better way to watch the effect of treatment in upper urinary-tract infections.
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
La ricerca degli anticorpi adesi ai batteri come indice dell'efficacia del trattamento in corso di pielonefrite.