Wednesday, May 8, 1996 Podium Session 43 2:15 pmto4 :15pm I

U R I N A R Y TRACT INFECTIONS A N D PROSTATITIS Room 224 E-H, Orange County Convention Center

Moderators: James A. Roberts, Covington, LA Anthony J. Schaeffer, Chicago, IL

(Note: all presentations are 7 minutes in length.)

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Characterization and localization of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in urinary leuko- cytes from patients with bacterial infections (UTIs).

Marcia A. Wheeler, Shannon D. Smith, Naomi Saito, Guillermo Garcia-Cardeffa, William C. Sessa and Robert M. Weiss, New Haven, CT (Presented by Dr. Wheeler).

Adherence of clinically isolated E. colt to vaginal fluid.

E. Thorburn Wright, Elena L. Navas, Robert Gaffney, James L. Duncan and Anthony J. Schaeffer, Chicago, IL (Presented by Dr. Wright).

Role of vaginal fluid in urinary tract infections (UTIs).

Anthony J. Schaeffer, Mario F. Venegas, Robert A. Gaffney, Elena L. Navas, Byron E. Anderson, Joan S. Chmiel and James J. Duncan, Chicago, IL (Presented by Dr. Schaeffer).

Early results of phase II clinical trial of vaginal immunization for RUTI.

David T. Uehling, Yina Xing, Dennis Heisey, Edward Balish and Walter J. Hopkins, Madison, Wl (Presented by Dr. Uehling).

Modulation of urinary tract infection by hormonal status and P tip protein epitope.

James A. Roberts, M. Bernice Kaack and Richard M. Harrison, New Orleans, LA (Presented by Dr. Roberts).

Loss of fimbrial adhesion with the addition of vaccinium marocarpon to the growth media of P-fimbriated E. coi l

Sunil K. Ahuja, Berniece Kaack and James A. Roberts, New Orleans, LA (Presented by Dr. Ahuja).

The role of pili in the pathogenesis of bacterial prostalitis.

H. Ceri, K. Mulder, M.E. Olson, H. Benediktsson, L. Linton and D. Morck, Calgary, Canada; J. Curtis Nickel, Kingston, Canada (Presented by Dr. Nickel).

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Estradiol-induced tissue regression leads to de- velopment of non-bacterial prostatitis in Wistar rats.

Seethalakshmi Laxmanan, Rajwant K. Malhotra, Ram S. Bala, Tammy Austin-Ritchie, Carol Miller- Graziano, Kethandapatti C. Balaji, Mani Menon, and Judith Luber-Narod, Worcester, MA (Presented by Dr. Balaji).

'Non-bacterial' prostatitis: is it caused by bacteria?

Richard E. Berger, John N. Krieger, Sue Ross, Ivan Rothman, Charles Muller and Sharon Hil[ier, Seattle, WA (Presented by Dr. Berger).

PSA and prostatltis in men under fifty. Vito Pansadoro, Paolo Emiliozzi, Lorenzo Defidio, Paolo Scarpone, Gastone Sabatini and Stefano Lauretti, Rome, Italy (Presented by Dr. Pansadoro).

Inappropriate use of fluoroquinolones for the initial treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections.

Ira Kohn, E. James Seidmon and Philip M. Hanno, Philadelphia, PA (Presented by Dr. Kohn).

Fluoroquinolone-resistant E. colt: an increasing problem in treatment of urogential infections?

Thomas Niesel, Ji.irgen Breul, Klaus Kamereck, Hermann Wagner, Rudolf Hartung and Nobert Lehn, Munich, Germany (Presented by Dr. Niese]).

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