Treatment of Chronic Urinary Salmonella Carriers: 3-5 Years Follow-Up
Abstract
All patients had obstructive urinary tract lesions secondary to schistosomiasis, and all were treated with combined antischistosomal and antibiotic therapy. Nine of the 14 patients had repeatedly negative urine cultures, 6-12 months after therapy. The remaining five patients relapsed; three were adults who proved to have irreparably damaged uringary tracts and the other two were young patients who had vesico-ureteric reflux. In order to determine the cure rate, all the patients were followed for more than three years. Eight of the nine patients who had negative urine cultures 6-12 months after therapy continued to have negative cultures and were considered cured. The ninth patient was considered re-infected and not relapsed, since he had different salmonella organisms repeatedly cultured from his urine during the follow-up evaluation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 20, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0771249
Entities
People
- N. A. El-masry
- S. Bassily
- S. W. Young
- Z. Farid
Organizations
- Naval Medical Research Unit Three