Detection of intracellular bacterial communities in human urinary tract infection.

<h4>Background</h4>Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common bacterial infections and are predominantly caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC). While UTIs are typically considered extracellular infections, it has been recently demonstrated that UPEC bind to, inv...

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Main Authors: David A Rosen, Thomas M Hooton, Walter E Stamm, Peter A Humphrey, Scott J Hultgren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-12-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040329