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THE SENSITIVITY OF URINARY PATHOGENS SEEN IN A PRIVATE PATHOLOGICAL PRACTICE
Author(s) -
Coombs E. Rennie,
Judd Geoffrey C.,
Loo David,
Woods William E.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1976.tb130422.x
Subject(s) - nitrofurantoin , ampicillin , urinary system , microbiology and biotechnology , pathological , urine , trimethoprim , bacteria , antibiotics , medicine , biology , antibiotic resistance , genetics
In a private pathological practice, the sensitivity pattern of 1,000 strains of bacteria isolated from urine has been tested. Ampicillin, nitrofurantoin, sulphamethoxazole‐trimethoprim and cephalexin stand out, in that over 75% of all organisms are sensitive to these antibacterial agents.