Incidence of Urinary Infection in the Elderly

Walkey, Frank A.; Judge, T. G.; Thompson, Jon S.; Sarkari, N. B. S.

doi:10.1177/003693306701201106

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“…Although infections of the urinary tract with Proteus mirabilis occur less frequently than those with Escherichia coli except in young boys (Bergstrom, 1972;Hallett et al, 1976;Khan et al, 1978) and the elderly (Walkey et al, 1967;Senior, 1979), the consequences may be more serious. The predilection of P. mirabilis is for the upper urinary tract (Fairley et al, 1971 ;Svandborg EdCn et al, 1980) where damage to the renal tubular epithelium (Braude et al, 1960) and stone formation (Griffith et al, 1973) may take place.…”

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confidence: 99%

Proteus mirabilis strains of diverse type have IgA protease activity

Senior

Albrechtsen²,

Kerr³

1987

Journal of Medical Microbiology

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Proteus mirabilis strains of diverse type have IgA protease activity

Senior

Albrechtsen²,

Kerr³

1987

Journal of Medical Microbiology

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“…are common, particularly in young boys (Bergstrom, 1972;Hallett, Pead and Maskell, 1976) and the elderly (Walkey et al, 1967;Senior, 1979). It is important that these infections are diagnosed rapidly and cured, because it has been suggested that Proteus spp.…”

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confidence: 99%

A highly discriminatory multi-typing scheme for Proteus mirabilis and Proteus vulgaris

Senior

Larsson

1983

Journal of Medical Microbiology

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SUMMARY. Strains of Proteus mirabilis and P. vulgaris isolated inEngland, Scotland and Sweden were characterised by proticine production-proticine sensitivity (P-S) typing, 0 serotyping and Dienes typing methods. The determinants of 0 antigenicity were independent of those determining proticine production and proticine sensitivity. Because of this independence, the combination of P-S typing and 0 serotyping for the analysis of the 133 serotypable strains separated them into 81 distinct types whereas P-S typing and 0 serotyping methods alone separated them into only 56 and 19 types respectively. There was a relationship between the Dienes type and the P-S type; the determinants of Dienes compatibility were the proticine production-proticine sensitivity characters. The determinants of 0 antigenicity appeared to play no role in the Dienes reaction. Some strains that were indistinguishable by P-S typing and 0 serotyping methods were distinguished by Dienes typing.

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“…Consideration of the various criteria used for the diagnosis of urinary tract infection suggests that those employed in this study were as stringent as most, and certainly more so than the criteria of Boyd et al (1966) or of Dontas et al (1966). It may be that the incidence of urinary tract infection in Scotland is higher than elsewhere, since Walkey (1966) found evidence of infection in 40% of a group of 303 geriatric patients in Glasgow. It is also possible that the group we have studied were more acutely ill than other groups studied.…”

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confidence: 81%