Abstract
Bacteria in 179 urinary specimens were isolated from 48 aged patients mostly with cerebral apoplectic sequelae, and the following findings were obtained:
1. Out of 179 specimens, there were 134 which showed bacterial counts of over 105/ml suggesting the presence of infection in urinary tract(74.9%). The cases in which only one kind of bacteria was involved in this infection were the largest in number (61.5%).
2. When urinary sediments were examined, 53.3% of the specimens had more than 105/ml bacterial counts in the negative leukocytic groups.
3. The kinds of bacteria which were detected were mostly Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis, and these two kinds held a half of all the bacteria detected.
4. Escherichia coli were found sensitive to the largest number of antibiotics.
5. The number of cases in which more than 105/ml bacterial counts were detected was larger among the patients who used diapers than those who did not, showing a significant difference between them.
