Bacteriuria in patients with glomerular diseases

In a comparative study of significant bacteriuria in an African population, 1.7% of 697 healthy subjects (10 females and 2 males) were found to have positive urine cultures. Of these, 5 subjects grew E. coli, 4 Klebsiella strains, 2 Staphylococcus aureus and 1 Serratia marcenens. Among 116 patients with glomerular disease, 15.5% (7 males and 11 females) yielded positive cultures. E. coli, Staph. aureus and Proteus species were commonly isolated organisms. There was a nine fold increase in prevalence of bacteriuria in patients with glomerular disease and in females, this correlated with the amount of protein lost per 24 hours