Urine Stasis Predisposes to Urinary Tract Infection by an Opportunistic Uropathogen in the Megabladder (Mgb) Mouse

PURPOSE: Urinary stasis is a risk factor for recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI). Homozygous mutant Megabladder (Mgb-/-) mice exhibit incomplete bladder emptying as a consequence of congenital detrusor aplasia. We hypothesize that this predisposes Mgb-/- mice to spontaneous and experimental UTI....

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Autores principales: Becknell, Brian, Mohamed, Ahmad Z., Li, Birong, Wilhide, Michael E., Ingraham, Susan E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4581623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26401845
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139077

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4581623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26401845
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139077

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