[Bacteriologic study of the urine of pyelonephritis patients following administration of saluretics]. / Bakteriologicheskoe issledovanie mochi bol'nykh pielonefritom pri vvedenii saluretikov.

The qualitative and quantitative bacteriological study of renal urine samples selectively taken from pyelonephritis patients before and after the administration of lasix was made. This study revealed that simultaneously with plyuria the increased frequency of colony growth occurring after inoculations from urine samples and the greater degree of bacteriuria were observed. The qualitative analysis of microflora in the selectively taken samples of renal urine revealed the presence of additional etiological agents which were absent in the samples of bladder urine. These findings indicate that the bacteriological study of renal urine samples simultaneously with the administration of lasix allows to obtain additional information useful for the diagnostics of pyelonephritis and for the choice of rational schemes of antibacterial therapy.

Pyleonphritis as a side effect of hormonal contraception: an experimental research.

In animal experiments it was proved that contraceptives may cause considerable renal changes. It is necessary to call gynecologists' attention to possible side effects; the contrapaceptives are contra-indicated in chronic pyelonephritis.

Disturbance of the urodynamics of the upper urinary tract as a result of hormonal imbalance.

Considerable functional disturbances of the urodynamics, consisting of hypotonia, hypokinesia, and dyskinesia of the pelvis and upper third of the ureters were detected by television excretory pyeloscopy and motion-picture urography in female rabbits after prolonged administration of progesterone and estradiol dipropionate. These findings suggest a role of hormonal imbalance in the pathogenesis of disorders of the urodynamics that are the possible causes of development of pyelonephritis, nephrolithiasis, hydronephrosis, and other diseases of the kidneys in women.