Korean J Urol.  1975 Mar;16(1):37-44.

A Clinical Study on the Urinary Tract Infection

• Cheo KW
• Yoon DK

Abstract

Three hundred ten bacterias isolated in significant numbers from the 276 specimens of urine during the period January 1, 1974 through December 31. 1974, were evaluated and the following results were obtained. 1. Of a total of 310 bacterial strains isolated by culture of the urine, 72.9% gram-negative and 27.1% were gram-positive. Isolated organisms include E. coli(28.1%), Klebsiella(16.1%), Streptococcus (13.1%), Staphylococcus (11.2%). Postcolon bacilli (8.1%), Enteaococcus and Pseudomonas (2.3%. each other) in order of frequency. 2. In 34 cases of acute and chronic pyelonephritis, 31 were female and only 3 were male patients. Most frequent causative organism in pyelonephritis was E. coli (61.9%) Klebsiella infection was the second most common infection in urinary tract infection (16.1%). 3. The gram-negative bacilli were relatively susceptible to Gentamicin in a range of 52.2 to 88.5% and to Kanamycin (14.3~82.7%). Penicillin G, Tetracycline and Ampicillin had nearly no effectiveness to gram-negative bacilli in this experiment.

Keyword

urinary tract infection

MeSH Terms

Ampicillin
Bacteria
Female
Gentamicins
Humans
Kanamycin
Klebsiella Infections
Male
Penicillin G
Pseudomonas
Pyelonephritis
Staphylococcus
Streptococcus
Tetracycline
Urinary Tract Infections*
Urinary Tract*
Ampicillin
Gentamicins
Kanamycin
Penicillin G
Tetracycline