Bladder infections affect millions of people yearly, and recurrent symptomatic infections
(cystitis) are very common. The rapid increase in infections caused by multidrug-resistant …

Extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) have a complex phylogeny, broad
virulence factor (VF) armament and significant genomic plasticity, and are associated with a …

Abstract Background Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is one of the most common bacterial
infectious diseases which causes considerable morbidity and costly health problems …

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common bacterial infectious diseases
encountered in clinical practice and account for significant morbidity and high medical costs …

Bacterial pathogens secrete chemically diverse iron chelators called siderophores, which
may exert additional distinctive functions in vivo. Among these, uropathogenic Escherichia …

Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common clinical problem in pregnant women.
Bacteriuria in pregnancy without antibiotic treatment could result in complications. This study …

Extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) strains are divided into uropathogenic
E. coli (UPEC), strains causing neonatal meningitis and septicaemic E. coli. The most …

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common diseases by which humans seek
medical help and are caused mainly by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC). Studying …

Background/Purpose The clinical aspects of virulence genes of uropathogenic Escherichia
coli (UPEC) are not fully understood. This study compared the presence of virulence genes …

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in women, and recurrence is a major clinical
problem. Most UTIs are caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC). UPEC are …