Research Article
New Markers: Urine Xanthine Oxidase and Myeloperoxidase in the Early Detection of Urinary Tract Infection
Table 1
Xanthine oxidase and myeloperoxidase activities in sterile and infected urines with single bacteria.
| | Urine samples | XO (U/L) | MPO (U/L) | | Mean ± SD | Min–max | Mean ± SD | Min–max |
| | Sterile (386) | 104.57 ± 49.28 | 17–271 | 414.09 ± 93.31 | 156–745 | | Infected urines (163) | | | | | | Escherichia coli (87) | 10820.2 ± 1543.7* | 5780–15370 | 1025.8 ± 251.3* | 510–1546 | | K. pneumoniae
(30) | 3108.4 ± 596.7* | 1800–4235 | 522.0 ± 134.4* | 300–780 | | S. saprophyticus (13) | 4370.0 ± 1492.5* | 2340–7800 | 459.5 ± 138.5* | 289–756 | | E. faecium (8) | 3045.7 ± 824.9* | 2000–4350 | 475.0 ± 86.3* | 310–560 | | E. faecalis (8) | 3431.2 ± 812.7* | 2100–4600 | 407.6 ± 88.7* | 298–524 | | P. aeruginosa (3) | 6146.0 ± 534.1* | 5700–6738 | 624.3 ± 112.1* | 520–743 | | E. cloacae (1) | 4300** | | 345** | | | S. agalactiae (2) | 2850.0 ± 494.9* | 2500–3200 | 390.0 ± 32.5 | 367–413 | | P. mirabilis (1) | 1543** | | 413** | | | Candida spp. (12) | 1807.9 ± 647.8* | 1000–2700 | 649.0 ± 102.9* | 488–760 | | Candida albicans (2) | 1930.0 ± 523.2* | 1560–2300 | 480.0 ± 84.8 | 420–540 |
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Numbers in parentheses indicate number of patients examined.
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Statistical test was not applied for single samples.
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