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Metabolic phenotyping in the mouse model of urinary tract infection shows that 3-hydroxybutyrate in plasma is associated with infection.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Han Pei, Huang Yong, Xie Yumin, Yang Wu, Wang Yaoyao, Xiang Wenying, Hylands Peter J, Legido-Quigley Cristina
Abstract excerpt
Urinary tract infection is one of the most common bacterial infections worldwide. Current diagnosis of urinary tract infection chiefly relies on its clinical presentation, urine dipstick tests and urine culture. Small molecules found in bio-fluids related with both infection and recovery would facilitate diagnosis and management of UTI. Mass spectrometry-based fingerprinting of plasma and urine at 3 time points,...
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