The Frequency and Character of Urinary Tract Infections in an Unselected Group of Women

Article1 June 1941THE FREQUENCY AND CHARACTER OF URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS IN AN UNSELECTED GROUP OF WOMENCHARLES D. MARPLE, M.D.CHARLES D. MARPLE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-14-12-2220 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThis study was prompted by the observation that positive urine cultures were obtained as a purely incidental finding from many of the women hospitalized on the Stanford Medical Service. It was the impression of the staff that many of these patients presented no symptoms referable to their urinary tracts. 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