Allogeneic transfusion of macrophages in acute urinary tract infection.
Three patients with acute urinary tract infections that failed to respond to antibiotics were treated by allogeneic peritoneal macrophage transfusions. No harmful effects were observed following macrophage transfusions and the urinary infections were eradicated in treated patients. It could be concluded that allogeneic macrophage transfusion is feasible between unrelated individuals and can combat severe resistant urinary infections.
D000328:Adult; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000637:transplantation*; D008297:Male; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000166:cytology; D011512:Proteus Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000628:therapy*