[The value of antibody coated bacteria in the evaluation of the level of urinary tract infections].
In 51 female and 43 male patients urinary tract infections (UTI) were detected by urinary cultures. The levels of UTI were detected by clinical and by physical studies, and by laboratory and X ray findings. In 42 of the patients, lower level UTI and in 52 patients upper level UTI were found. In 57.4% of the cases E. coli and in the remainder, proteus, pseudomonas, klebsiella, staphylococci and streptococci were found in decreasing rates as being the etiological agents of UTI. In 20 male and 32 female patients, upper level UTI were found. In the urine sediments of 85% males and 84.3% females with upper level UTI and in 13% males and 11% females with lower level UTI, antibody coated bacteria (ACB) were found to be positive. The difference of ABD in upper and lower level UTI was found to be significant and the detection of ACB by direct fluorescens method in urine sediments was shown to be valuable in the diagnosis of UTI.
D000919:Antibody-Coated Bacteria Test, Urinary; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014556:Urine / Q000382:microbiology
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