Rekurentne infekcije mokraćnog sustava odnose se na pojavu tri ili više epizoda u godinu dana dvije unutar šest mjeseci, a koje su dokazane urinokulturom.Česte žena svih dobnih skupina, te tako oko 60% ima barem jednu epizodu cistitisa tijekom života, procjenjuje da će 20-40% imale cistitisa, vjerojatno imati još jednu, od kojih 25-50% rekurentne infekcije. Predispozicijski čimbenici jednaki ka...

Carbohydrate structure as receptor for uropathogenic Escherichia coli The proposal of a specific Gal(al-4)Gal receptor for E. coli causing urinary tract infection of man (Kallenius et al., 1980; Leffler & Svanborg Eden, 1980) has been further studied using a series of glycolipids of human and animal origin for the assignment of specificity. Apparently, the bacteria bind to a terminal as well as...

This case study concerns a girl called Jane whose family, like most members of a rural community, are both friends and patients of the general practitioner. Jane, now aged 13, presented with a common and potentially serious condition of her age group. The management of her recurrent urinary tract infections turned out to be an exercise in frustration because of indifferent follow up.