Office practice survey of urease positive bacterial pathogens causing urinary tract infections.
Office patients with a positive urinary tract infection (UTI) were screened for the presence of a urease positive microorganism by a rapid biotyping. Approximately 12 per cent of the UTI episodes were caused by a urease positive organism. Over 95 per cent of Proteus and Klebisella isolates were urease positive, and a lesser percentage of Pseudomonas. No Escherichia coli were urease positive. Determination of urease production can be assessed by the standard API (Analytab Products Inc.) biotyping technique for gram negative organisms. A specific digit in the biotype code indicates urease activity.
D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001419:Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D014510:Urease / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*
D014510:Urease