The emerging threat of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in urology

HM Zowawi, PNA Harris, MJ Roberts… - Nature Reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
Antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative uropathogens is a major global concern. Worldwide,
the prevalence of Enterobacteriaceae that produce extended-spectrum β-lactamase or …

[HTML][HTML] The etiology and prevalence of urinary tract infection and asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women in Iran: a systematic review and Meta-analysis

M Azami, Z Jaafari, M Masoumi, M Shohani, G Badfar… - BMC urology, 2019 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial membrane vesicles transport their DNA cargo into host cells

NJ Bitto, R Chapman, S Pidot, A Costin, C Lo, J Choi… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Bacterial outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are extracellular sacs containing biologically
active products, such as proteins, cell wall components and toxins. OMVs are reported to …

Sequential acquisition of virulence and fluoroquinolone resistance has shaped the evolution of Escherichia coli ST131

NL Ben Zakour, AS Alsheikh-Hussain, MM Ashcroft… - MBio, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
Escherichia coli ST131 is the most frequently isolated fluoroquinolone-resistant (FQR) E. coli
clone worldwide and a major cause of urinary tract and bloodstream infections. Although …

[HTML][HTML] The Serum Resistome of a Globally Disseminated Multidrug Resistant Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Clone

MD Phan, KM Peters, S Sarkar, SW Lukowski… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Escherichia coli ST131 is a globally disseminated, multidrug resistant clone responsible for
a high proportion of urinary tract and bloodstream infections. The rapid emergence and …

Bacteriophages to reduce gut carriage of antibiotic resistant uropathogens with low impact on microbiota composition

M Galtier, L De Sordi, D Maura… - Environmental …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the leading cause of urinary tract infections (UTIs)
worldwide, causing over 150 million clinical cases annually. There is currently no specific …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of urinary tract infection among pregnant women and its complications in their newborns during the birth in the hospitals of Dezful city, Iran, 2012 …

M Amiri, Z Lavasani, R Norouzirad… - Iranian Red Crescent …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common disorder caused by bacterial
agents in pregnancy, which can lead to important complications in newborn of such mothers …

Distribution of virulence factors in ESBL-producing Escherichia coli isolated from the environment, livestock, food and humans

A Müller, R Stephan, M Nüesch-Inderbinen - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, extended-spectrum ß-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli isolates
recovered from the following sources were characterized with regard to the occurrence and …

[HTML][HTML] Role of Capsule and O Antigen in the Virulence of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli

S Sarkar, GC Ulett, M Totsika, MD Phan, MA Schembri - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common bacterial infections in humans, with
uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) the leading causative organism. UPEC has a …

Classical chaperone-usher (CU) adhesive fimbriome: uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) and urinary tract infections (UTIs)

P Behzadi - Folia microbiologica, 2020 - Springer
The presence of a diversity of virulence factors such as Chaperone-Usher (CU) fibers in
uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) pathotypes virulome has offered these bacteria a …