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[Mycoplasma as the causative agent of kidney infections]
Vutreshni Bolesti
|January 1, 1985
Abstract:
A total of 185 patients were investigated for M. hominis and mycoplasmal infection was established in 28 patients. In 2 of the patients mixed infection with E. coli was established and I with Staphylococcus aureus. Fifteen had pyelonephritis and 6--arterial hypertension, without positive data for pyelonephritis. The patients were treated with gentamycin and tetracycline according to the data of antibiograms of the isolated microorganisms. The criteria for admittance of the presence of mycoplasmal pyelonephritis are discussed.
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Mycoplasma hominis infection was identified in 28 of 185 patients, with some experiencing pyelonephritis or hypertension. Treatment involved antibiotics guided by antibiograms.
Area of Science:
- Urology
- Infectious Diseases
- Microbiology