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Eur Urol
; 10(6): 368-9, 1984.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6529949
ABSTRACT
27 children with granulomatous cystitis associated with schistosomiasis and urinary tract infection were studied by urine culture and the direct immunofluorescence technique to detect the presence of antibody-coated bacteria (ACB). All patients had urinary schistosomiasis (100%); urine cultures of more than 10,000 bacteria/ml were present in 18 (66%) patients, and ACB-positive tests in 23 (85%) patients. Depending upon an ACB-positive test, children received full courses of antimicrobial and antibilharzial therapy. Follow-up after 3 months showed that granulomatous lesions subsided in 20 out of 23 (87%) children.