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[Urinary tract infections caused by Staphylococcus saprophyticus. Increased incidence depending on the blood group].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) - 30 Apr 1992
Beuth J, Ko H L, Tunggal L, Pulverer G
Abstract excerpt
Between 1. 1. 1988 and 31. 12. 1990, greater than or equal to 10 colony-forming units of Staph. saprophyticus were isolated from 55 of a total of 20,000 urine samples went in. The isolates from these 55 patients (52 women, 3 men; mean age 29 [17-58] years) were tested for specific adhesion molecules (lectins) to discover their relationship to blood-group characteristic carbohydrates. 52 of the 55 patients (94.5%)...
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