Postoperative urinary infections caused by Escherichia coli

Postoperative urinary infections caused by Escherichia coli

Serological and biochemical classification of Esch. coli from the rectum and vagina of patients who developed a urinary infection after operation and the insertion of a self-retaining catheter showed that 13/20 urinary infections were caused by a type which had been present before operation in the r...

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Published in:Journal of clinical pathology Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 442 - 443
Main Authors: Bettelheim, K. A., Dulake, C., Taylor, Joan
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists 01-07-1971
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
Subjects:
Catheterization
Escherichia coli - pathogenicity
Female
Humans
Male
Postoperative Complications
Rectum - microbiology
Serotyping
Urinary Tract Infections - etiology
Vagina - microbiology
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Summary:Serological and biochemical classification of Esch. coli from the rectum and vagina of patients who developed a urinary infection after operation and the insertion of a self-retaining catheter showed that 13/20 urinary infections were caused by a type which had been present before operation in the rectum, vagina, or both.
Bibliography:Present addresses: Department of Biochemistry, Imperial College, London.
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Present addresses: Public Health Laboratory, St Luke's Hospital, Guildford.
ISSN:0021-9746
1472-4146
DOI:10.1136/jcp.24.5.442