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Pathogenesis of urinary tract infections with normal female anatomy.
The Lancet. Infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2004
Finer Gal, Landau Daniel
Abstract excerpt
Recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common among girls and young women who are healthy and have anatomically normal urinary tracts. These infections are a main source of morbidity and health-care costs in this population. The interaction between specific infecting bacteria and urinary tract epithelium characteristics underlies the pathogenesis of this disease. Several pathogen-related factors predispose...
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