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P Nowé

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Piperacillin/tazobactam in complicated urinary tract infections.

Piperacillin/tazobactam, at a dosage of 4 g/500 mg every 8 h, was administered intravenously to 217 patients with complicated urinary tract infections. The most common diagnosis was pyelonephritis. The most common pathogen was Escherichia coli (47%) followed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (13%), and enterococci (8%). Among clinically evaluable patients, 86% (115/134) were cured or improved at the study endpoint and 14% (19/134) were clinical failures or relapsed. Among bacteriologically evaluable patients, 85% (95/112) had a favorable clinical response at endpoint. The bacteriological response rate was 73% (82/112) at endpoint. Overall, 82% of all pathogens were eradicated. Therapy was associated with a low incidence of side effects, and adverse experience were mild and of short duration.

Bacterial Infections↗

[Prostate hypertrophy. Surgical experience in Belgium. Multi-center study of 1,140 patients of 80 years and older].

An inquiry organized by the Belgian Society of Surgery brought data on the mortality and morbidity of surgery on patients of 80 years and older for benign prostatic hypertrophy in a total number of 1,140 operations. Consensus exist to see this surgery as planned surgery. The mortality was 73 (6.3%) without statistical difference between endoscopic and open surgery. The morbidity of 824 patients was 165. This last figure relates to the big series in the literature. The mortality is in direct relation to the age of the patients. Evaluation of cardio-pulmonary risk (70.8% of the mortality), operation on indication at earlier diagnosis and prospective studies on the risk of operation in this population group are indicated.

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Diagnostic contribution of bladder washing and multiple biopsies in bladder cancers.

The superior diagnostic contribution of bladder washing as compared to routine urinary cytology was demonstrated in a prospective study. Random mucosal biopsies of normal-looking mucosa taken at the time of treatment or of the first control cystoscopy revealed the presence of multiple cancerous or precancerous lesions in a variety of patients. The heterogeneity of bladder cancer had to be recognized for adequate follow-up and treatment.

Biopsy↗

Office bacteriology.

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Bacteriological Techniques↗