SAGE Open Medicine, 2021 Introduction: Diabetic patients have a higher tendency of developing all infections, especially infections of the genitourinary tract. Urinary tract infections cause considerable disorders in diabetic patients, and if complicated, can cause renal failure.
Betelhem Walelgn, Mehd Abdu, Prem Kumar
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Pathogenesis of Proteus mirabilis in Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Urologia internationalis, 2021 Proteus mirabilis (PM) is a Gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium and widely exists in the natural environment, and it is most noted for its swarming motility and urease activity.
F. Yuan +6 more
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Host and bacterial proteases influence biofilm formation and virulence in a murine model of enterococcal catheter-associated urinary tract infection [PDF]
, 2017 Urinary tract infections: targeting enzymes might help Identifying bacterial and host enzymes that support biofilm formation may help prevent urinary tract infections caused by catheters.
Caparon, Michael G +5 more
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Studies on the clinical significance of nonesterified and total cholesterol in urine [PDF]
, 1981 Gas-liquid chromatographic determinations of nonesterified and total urinary cholesterol were performed in 137 normals, 264 patients with various internal diseases without evidence of neoplasias or diseases of the kidney or urinary tract, 497 patients ...
A. Pickel +35 more
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An introduction to the epidemiology and burden of urinary tract infections
Therapeutic Advances in Urology, 2019 Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common outpatient infections, with a lifetime incidence of 50−60% in adult women. This is a narrative review aimed at acting as an introduction to the epidemiology and burden of UTIs.
M. Medina, Edgardo CASTILLO-PINO
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Group B streptococcus cystitis presenting in a diabetic patient with a massive abdominopelvic abscess: a case report [PDF]
, 2012 INTRODUCTION: Streptococcus agalactiae or group B streptococcus is a Gram-positive pathogen that is typically associated with neonatal disease and infection in pregnant women.
Chee K Tan +4 more
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Urinary tract infections: epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, risk factors, diagnosis (review)
Acta Biomedica Scientifica, 2016 Urinary tract infections are one of the most common inflammatory disorders of urinary tract that occurs in 40 % of all cases of nosocomial infections. This pathology more often occurs in women, 50 % of them have urinary tract infection at least once in a
A. N. Plekhanov, A. B. Dambaev
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Analysis of the factors influencing development of urinary tract infections in patients with spinal cord injuriеs [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2015 Background/Aim. Urinary tract infections are still the most frequent complications in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). The aim of this study was to analyze the factors influencing development of urinary tract infections during ...
Sekulić Aleksandra +6 more
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Prevalence and Predictors of Urinary Tract Infection and Severe Malaria Among Febrile Children Attending Makongoro Health Centre in Mwanza City, North-Western Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2012 In malaria endemic areas, fever has been used as an entry point for presumptive treatment of malaria. At present, the decrease in malaria transmission in Africa implies an increase in febrile illnesses related to other causes among underfives.
A Dzeing-Ella +37 more
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The Role of Gut, Vaginal, and Urinary Microbiome in Urinary Tract Infections: From Bench to Bedside
Diagnostics, 2020 The current paradigm of urinary tract infection (UTI) pathogenesis takes into account the contamination of the periurethral space by specific uropathogens residing in the gut, which is followed by urethral colonization and pathogen ascension to the ...
T. Meštrović +5 more
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