Urinary infection caused by Micrococcus subgroup 3.
The laboratory findings and clinical presentations in urinary infections in 23 nurses, 10 caused by Micrococcus subgroup 3 and 13 by Escherichia coli, were studied, and the symptoms and possible predisposing factors compared. There were no important differences between the two groups. The infections caused by Micrococcus subgroup 3 were symptomatically severe, as were those caused by Escherichia coli.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008837:Micrococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000150:complications