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Role of Uropathogenic<i>Escherichia coli</i>Virulence Factors in Development of Urinary Tract Infection and Kidney Damage
1 Jan 2012
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Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is a causative agent in the vast majority of urinary tract infections (UTIs), including cystitis and pyelonephritis, and infectious complications, which may result in acute renal failure in healthy individuals as well as in renal transplant patients. UPEC expresses a multitude of virulence factors to break the inertia of the mucosal barrier. In response to the breach by UPEC...
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