Article
Theodore E. Woodward Award: host-pathogen interactions in community-acquired urinary tract infections.
Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association - 1 Jan 2006
Stamm Walter E
Abstract excerpt
Community-acquired urinary tract infections continue to be a significant source of morbidity and health care costs. In addition, community-acquired urinary tract infections are an excellent model for studying the interaction of the infecting bacteria and the human host. This review focuses upon five recent areas of progress in understanding host-parasite interactions in urinary tract infection. First,...
Topics
- Animals
- Awards and Prizes
- Community-Acquired Infections
- Epithelium
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
- Humans
- Immunity, Innate
- Recurrence
- Societies, Medical
- United States
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Virulence
