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Host pathogenesis in urinary tract infections.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Apr 2001
Schaeffer A J, Rajan N, Cao Q, Anderson B E, Pruden D L, Sensibar J, Duncan J L
Abstract excerpt
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the result of an interaction between bacterial virulence and host defense factors that compete to invade or protect the host, respectively. Research over the past 30 years has demonstrated that vaginal colonization with uropathogens precedes most UTIs. Receptiv...
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