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Complement receptor-mediated uptake into renal mononuclear phagocytes promotes intracellular UPEC persistence and limits β-lactam efficacy in pyelonephritis
2026-07-09
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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Introduction</h4> Acute pyelonephritis remains a major clinical problem. Relapses occur despite apparently appropriate antibiotic therapy, suggesting that uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) persist in intrarenal niches. Intracellular bacterial reservoirs are a plausible explanation, but the relevant host cells, entry mechanisms and therapeutic implications in the kidney remain undefined....
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- Literature Corpus work
- 8a163010-709c-5c8b-abd4-25655437e650
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- 10.64898/2026.07.09.737431
