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Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Superinfection Enhances the Severity of Mouse Bladder Infection

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) afflict over 9 million women in America every year, often necessitating long-term prophylactic antibiotics. One risk factor for UTI is frequent sexual intercourse, which dramatically increases the risk of UTI. The mechanism behind this increased risk is unknown; howev...

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Autores principales: Schwartz, Drew J., Conover, Matt S., Hannan, Thomas J., Hultgren, Scott J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4287616/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25569799
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004599