Factors Determining the Outcome of Chemotherapy in Infections of the Urinary Tract

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Article1 February 1963Factors Determining the Outcome of Chemotherapy in Infections of the Urinary TractROBERT I. LINDEMEYER, M.D., MARVIN TURCK, M.D., ROBERT G. PETERSDORF, M.D., F.A.C.P.ROBERT I. LINDEMEYER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MARVIN TURCK, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT G. PETERSDORF, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-58-2-201 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe treatment of urinary tract infections has been generally unsatisfactory, and the long histories of repeated instrumentation and multiple courses of antimicrobial therapy interspersed with flare-ups characterized by classical symptoms of "cystitis" or "pyelonephritis" offered by these patients attest to the refractoriness of these infections. Why infections of the urinary tract have been so notoriously resistant to attack with both medical and surgical therapeutic maneuvers is not entirely clear. Among the possible reasons are: failure to remedy obstruction to urine flow; emergence of antibiotic resistant mutants during or after treatment; presence of "mixed infections" in which only the sensitive pathogens...References1. SchaubFoleyScottBailey IGMKEGWR Diagnostic Bacteriology, Edited by , The C. V. Mosby Company, St. Louis, 1958, chap. 6. Google Scholar2. EDWARDSEWING PRWH: In Identification of Enterobacteriaceae, Burgess, Minneapolis, 1955, pp. 137-160. Google Scholar3. TURCKLINDEMEYERPETERSDORF MRIRG: Comparison of single-disc and tubedilution techniques in determining antibiotic sensitivities of Gram-negative pathogens. Ann. Intern. Med.: 58, March, 1963. Google Scholar4. PETERSDORFHOOKCURTINGROSSBERG RGEWJASE: The antimicrobial sensitivity of gram-negative pathogens. Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 108: 48, 1961. 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Petersdorf, M.D., The King County Hospital System, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle 4, Washington. 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PETERSDORF, M.D., F.A.C.P.Treatment of PyelonephritisRECURRENT URINARY INFECTIONS IN GIRLS 1 February 1963Volume 58, Issue 2Page: 201-216KeywordsEscherichia coliEscherichia coli infectionsGastroenterology and hepatologyHospital medicineMedical servicesPathogensPyelonephritisUrinary tract infectionsUrine ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1963 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright ©, 1963, by The American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...