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Przegl Dermatol
January 1991
Z Katedry i Zakładu Mikrobiologii Lekarskiej AM we Wrocławiu.
From urethra of 40 men with CTU, 190 bacterial strains were isolated, 110 before and 80 after treatment with OFX (400 mg daily for 5 days). Among the strains coexisting with Chlamydia trachomatis, Staphylococcus epidermidis (30.9%), Micrococcus (13.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA novobiocin-resistant "biotype" of Micrococcus subgroup 3 (Staphylococcus saprophyticus) is known to be a primary pathogen of the female urinary tract and to cause infections as severe as those produced by Escherichia coli. The growth characteristics of this virulent biotype were compared in vitro with those of other Micrococcaceae and of E. coli to determine whether rapid growth explains the virulence of the biotype.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn a prospective study in young women, novobiocin-resistant subgroup-3 micrococci were the second commonest cause, after Escherichia coli; of acute urinary infections. Proteus mirabilis was the only other causative organism. Symptoms, pyuria, or possible aetiological factors were the same in micrococcal and coliform infections.
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