Circumcision and periurethral carriage of Proteus mirabilis in boys.

Proteus urinary infections in childhood.

Quantitative urine culture by the dipinoculum technique of Mackey and Sandys (1965) has shown that the pattern of infection in male children is quite different from that of female children. Among boys under the age of 14 Proteus mirabilis is the causative organism in about 75% of cases of active urinary infection. By contrast only 15% of infection in girls is due to Proteus, the dominant pathog...

Plasmids and Putative Virulence Characters in Proteus mirabilis

Anti-Adhesion Activity of A2-type Proanthocyanidins (a Cranberry Major Component) on Uropathogenic E. coli and P. mirabilis Strains.

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are relatively common in women and may be classified as uncomplicated or complicated, depending upon the urinary tract anatomy and physiology. Acute uncomplicated cystitis (AUC) occurs when urinary pathogens from the bowel or vagina colonize the periurethral mucosa and reach the bladder. The vast majority of episodes in healthy women involving the same bacterial ...

Genetic Diversity of Proteus Mirabilis Isolated from Urine Specimens by Box PCR

Introduction: Proteus mirabilis is one of the common causes of UTI.Multiple molecular methods are used to genotype bacteria.The polymerase chain reaction method is based on repeated sequences using BOXA1R primers for differentiation of bacteria. This study aimed to evaluate the genetic ‎diversity of protease mirabilis isolated from urine specimens.   Materials & Methods: In this descriptive cr...

Plasmid Pattern of Biofilm Producing Proteus mirabilis and Proteus vulgaris among Clinical Isolates in Kerman University Hospitals during 2011-2012

Background & Aims: Emergence of biofilm producing Proteus strains created a serious problem in the treatment of catheter-associated urinary tract infections. The aim of this research was to study biofilm production and plasmid pattern of proteus strains associated with Urinary tract infection. Methods: A total of 88 strains of Proteus were isolated from samples collected in hospitals of Kerman/...