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Urinary tract infections in primary biliary cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases volume 16, pages 743–746 (1997)Cite this article

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In a study to determine the prevalence of urinary tract infections (UTI) in primary biliary cirrhosis, midstream specimens of urine from 97 females with primary biliary cirrhosis and 85 females with other chronic liver diseases were investigated prospectively for urinary pathogens andMycobacterium gordonae. No significant differences between primary biliary cirrhosis and the two groups were observed in the prevalence of significant bacteriuria (11.3% vs. 7.1%), the prevalence ofEscherichia coli UTI (9.3% vs. 7.1%) or the colony morphology ofEscherichia coli. No mycobacterial species were grown from any sample. In both groups, the prevalence of UTI was higher in patients with cirrhosis (20% in both) than in those without.

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  1. Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, SE5 9RS, London, UK

    J. O'Donohue, N. Rolando & R. Williams

  2. Public Health Laboratory (Medical Microbiology), King's College Hospital, SE5 9RS, London, UK

    M. R. Workman & J. Philpott-Howard

  3. Regional Tuberculosis Centre, King's College Hospital, SE5 9RS, London, UK

    M. Yates

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O'Donohue, J., Workman, M.R., Rolando, N. et al. Urinary tract infections in primary biliary cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 16, 743–746 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01709256

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Keywords

  • Internal Medicine
  • Liver Disease
  • Urinary Tract
  • Tract Infection
  • Urinary Tract Infection