title: The use of the Dienes test in the epidemiology of proteus urinary tract infections in patients with spinal cord disease.
abstract: The incidence of urinary tract infections in 47 patients with spinal cord injuries (11 women and 36 men) was studied and the aetiological agents identified. A high incidence of Proteus mirabilis infection was found and both auto- and cross-infection were identified by the Dienes test.
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000382:microbiology*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology; D011512:Proteus Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D011513:Proteus mirabilis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*