Acute Urinary Infections

Epidemiology of urinary tract diseases in general practice

“…We found the prevalence of urinary tract infections in our females (20 patients per 1,000 per year) to correspond fairly well with British results, though the latter showed lower frequencies in elderly women than those found in our material (General Register Office, 1958, 1962Fry et al, 1962 ;Loudon and Greenhalgh, 1962). Nevertheless, Sourander's (1966) study showed that even our fairly high prevalence rates underestimate considerably the actual frequency of urinary tract infection in elderly women.…”

“…as, for example, in England and Denmark, the prerequisites of such studies are present. Nevertheloss, very few studies on morbidity, dealing in particular with renal and urinary tract diseases, have been published (Fry et al, 1962;Loudon and Greenhalgh, 1962;Gallagher et al, 1965 ;Mond et al., 1965;Sourander, 1966).…”

Urine-sampling apparatus for the "two-glass" test in the recognition of urethritis in women.

“…The development of urinary symptoms is said to be one of the commonest reasons for women seeking medical advice (Fry, Dillane, Joiner, and Williams, 1962) and since diagnosis in general practice by history alone is said to be the rule rather than the exception (Eastwood, Bruce, and Wren, 1965) it seems likely that in this field of medicine there are numerous opportunities for error, particularly in these two aspects, whether or not the symptoms have an organic basis and whether or not the disease is confined to the urethra. The usual method for recognizing urethritis in females is inspection of the external urinary meatus combined with examination of a stained smear of material removed from the urethra by means of a platinum loop.…”

Sequels of Post-operative Urinary Infection in Women

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The aetiology of pyelonephritis remains obscure, although many investigations have been carried out on the hypothesis that pyelonephritis results from recurrent infections of the lower urinary tract (Pinkerton et al, 1961 ;Fry et al, 1962;Cattell et al, 1963 ;Hanley, 1963).The aim of this study was to determine the duration of postoperative urinary infections in women, and the subsequent incidence of recurrent cystitis or pyelonephritis. It forms part of a long-term study of chronic pyelonephritis at these hospitals.

Patients Studied

Two groups of patients were studied, all of whom had undergone gynaecological operations followed by post-operative bladder drainage by indwelling catheter for periods of between two and five days.

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“…The aetiology of pyelonephritis remains obscure, although many investigations have been carried out on the hypothesis that pyelonephritis results from recurrent infections of the lower urinary tract (Pinkerton et al, 1961 ;Fry et al, 1962;Cattell et al, 1963 ;Hanley, 1963).…”