Antimicrobial sensitivities in urinary tract infections in men.
Six-thousand-seven-hundred and forty-nine positive urine cultures from a large metropolitan Veterans Administration hospital were analyzed with respect to the organisms isolated and their antimicrobial sensitivities. A "predicted therapeutic efficacy index" was calculated for each antimicrobial agent tested. Gram-negative pathogens accounted for 84% of the infections. Proteus infections outnumbered those due to strains of Escherichia coli. Gentamycin was found to be the most effective antimicrobial agent.
D000667:Ampicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D002175:Candida / Q000187:drug effects; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000494:pharmacology; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects*; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007612:Kanamycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009268:Nalidixic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D009582:Nitrofurantoin / Q000494:pharmacology; D011511:Proteus / Q000187:drug effects*; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000187:drug effects; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D013754:Tetracyclines / Q000494:pharmacology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*
D002511:Cephalosporins; D005839:Gentamicins; D013754:Tetracyclines; D009268:Nalidixic Acid; D007612:Kanamycin; D000667:Ampicillin; D009582:Nitrofurantoin