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Tamm-Horsfall protein facilitates catheter associated urinary tract infection

BACKGROUND: Urinary catheters are associated, commonly with bacteriuria and frequently with urinary tract infection. Tamm-Horsfall Protein (THP) is urine's most abundant protein and is known to bind to uropathogenic bacteria. The role of THP in the pathogenesis of catheter associated urinary tr...

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Autores principales: Raffi, Hajamohideen S, Bates, James M, Flournoy, Dayl J, Kumar, Satish
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3517338/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23009031
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-532