A simple artificial urine medium (AUM) has been developed which provides conditions
similar to that found in human urine. AUM solidified with agar enabled the recovery of a wide�…

After discussing the problems of urinary tract infections with particular reference to the
phenomenon of the higher incidence of such infections, in women compared with men, the�…

Direct molecular and morphological techniques of modern microbiology were used to
monitor the sequential development of bacterial microcolonies and biofilms in a rat model of�…

ONE of the major impediments to widespread screening for the presence of bacteriuria is the
absence of a simple and inexpensive method that is also reliable. Chemical tests presently�…

Four chromogenic urine culture media were compared to culture on blood agar, MacConkey
agar, and CLED (cysteine-, lactose-, and electrolyte-deficient) agar for detection of�…

THE factors determining the development and persistence of bacterial infection within the
urinary tract are still incompletely understood. In recent years many excellent reviews of the�…

Indwelling urethral catheters are tubular, latex or silicone instruments used to drain urine
from the bladder. The most commonly used type (the Foley catheter) has an inflatable�…

ABSTRACT A model of ascending unobstructed urinary tract infection (UTI) in mice was
developed to study the significance of the antibiotic concentration in urine, serum, and�…

A model of the catheterised bladder was used to test the ability of urease-producing urinary
tract pathogens to encrust urethral catheters. Encrustation was assessed by determining the�…

The fate of bacteria in human urine was studied after inoculation of small numbers of
Escherichia coli and other bacterial strains commonly implicated in urinary tract infection�…