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The incidence of urinary tract infection in 2,206 patients admitted to a medical unit during a 24 month period was found to be 5%. It was much more common in women aged over 50 than in any other group. In men it was found chiefly when an obstructive lesion was present, or when the patient had been catheterised.
Direct examination of the centrifuged urine deposit was found to be a more accurate method of diagnosing infection than the T.T.C. test.
Streptomycin, Albamycin T and Nalidixic Acid were all found to be useful drugs in the therapy of urinary tract infection. A high percentage of bacteriological cures was found with each of them.
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Foley, B.V., McCoy, D.G. & O’Sullivan, D.J. A bacteriological survey of urinary tract infection in a medical unit. I. J. Med. Sc. 1, 363–368 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02958783
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