[The effect of the prolonged action of cytostatics and hormones on the properties of Escherichia coli].

Cytostatics and hormones were studied for their effect on biological peculiarities of Escherichia coli--the main agent of inflammatory processes of kidneys and urinary tracts in children and adults. It was established that low doses of glucocorticoids, cytostatics and their combinations lead to changes in morphological properties in the strain of E. coli: M- and R-forms appeared in some variants.