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Early severe inflammatory responses to uropathogenic E. coli predispose to chronic and recurrent urinary tract infection.
PLoS pathogens - 12 Aug 2010
Hannan Thomas J, Mysorekar Indira U, Hung Chia S, Isaacson-Schmid Megan L, Hultgren Scott J
Abstract excerpt
Chronic infections are an increasing problem due to the aging population and the increase in antibiotic resistant organisms. Therefore, understanding the host-pathogen interactions that result in chronic infection is of great importance. Here, we investigate the molecular basis of chronic bacterial cystitis. We establish that introduction of uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) into the bladders of C3H mice results in...
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