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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4287616?pdf=render |