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[Urinary tract infections. Views on microbiological diagnosis and resistance determination]. 1991

B M Andersen, and J Due, and J Grøtta

Mikrobiologisk avdeling, Regionsykehuset i Tromsø.

Urinary tract infection is a common problem affecting every fifth woman during her life. Although the clinical diagnosis is easy, and is based mainly on symptoms and microscopy of urine sediment, the microbiological diagnosis is often difficult. Escherichia coli is the main etiologic agent, causing urinary tract infection in approximately 80% of the cases. Adherent, uropathogenic E coli strains are associated with pyelonephritis and relapse. Staphylococcus saprophyticus is a frequent cause of urinary tract infections in fertile women. The urethral syndrome, caused by several agents, is an important factor in differential diagnosis. Microscopy is the cornerstone of all diagnostics of urinary tract infections. A urine culture that is taken, handled, transported and interpreted satisfactorily can provide valuable information with respect to diagnosis, treatment, prophylaxis and epidemiology.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D004352	Drug Resistance, Microbial	The ability of microorganisms, especially bacteria, to resist or to become tolerant to chemotherapeutic agents, antimicrobial agents, or antibiotics. This resistance may be acquired through gene mutation or foreign DNA in transmissible plasmids (R FACTORS).	Antibiotic Resistance,Antibiotic Resistance, Microbial,Antimicrobial Resistance, Drug,Antimicrobial Drug Resistance,Antimicrobial Drug Resistances,Antimicrobial Resistances, Drug,Drug Antimicrobial Resistance,Drug Antimicrobial Resistances,Drug Resistances, Microbial,Resistance, Antibiotic,Resistance, Drug Antimicrobial,Resistances, Drug Antimicrobial
D004927	Escherichia coli Infections	Infections with bacteria of the species ESCHERICHIA COLI.	E coli Infections,E. coli Infection,Infections, E coli,Infections, Escherichia coli,E coli Infection,E. coli Infections,Escherichia coli Infection,Infection, E coli,Infection, E. coli,Infection, Escherichia coli
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014552	Urinary Tract Infections	Inflammatory responses of the epithelium of the URINARY TRACT to microbial invasions. They are often bacterial infections with associated BACTERIURIA and PYURIA.	Infection, Urinary Tract,Infections, Urinary Tract,Tract Infection, Urinary,Tract Infections, Urinary,Urinary Tract Infection