title: [Infection and inflammation of the urinary tract: various cases of urinary tract infections investigated with the Thomas' test during forced water loading].
abstract: We simultaneously employed the Water-Loading Test and the ABU Test in three patients suffering from UTI, when the commonly recommended diagnostic tests did not give explanatory results. Two different bacterial strains were discovered in two cases; in one case the strain responsible of the renal involvement was identified, in the other cases the results induced to perform further invasive procedures not recommended on the basis of the routine laboratory techniques. If the clinical interest of this approach is limited to selected cases, the results obtained induce to discuss about the various problems related to the host-microbial interactions in the pathogenesis of UTI.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014867:Water / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014867:Water
vernacular_title: Infezione ed infiammazione delle vie urinarie: alcuni casi particolari di I.V.U. indagati con il test di Thomas durante un carico idrico forzato.