Much is known about both microbial virulence and host defense mechanisms, and yet how
they interact to produce different clinical outcomes is poorly appreciated. Here I review …

A complicated urinary tract infection is that which occurs in a patient with an anatomically
abnormal urinary tract or significant medical or surgical comorbidities. Whereas this …

Objective. To describe the profile of elderly patients with bacteremic urinary tract infections
(UTI) and correlate clinical and laboratory findings with the outcome in order to identify …

Background The risk of urinary tract infection (UTI) is higher in diabetics compared to non-
diabetics. The aetiology and the antibiotic resistance of uropathogens have been changing …

Results There is a significant variety of virulence genes among UPEC strains. The DNA
sequences of virulence genes are fabulous patterns for designing microarray probes. The …

A 1-year prospective cohort study of all episodes of Escherichia coli bacteraemia in two
French university hospitals was conducted to assess simultaneously the influence of host …

Abstract Background Urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by uropathogenic Escherichia
coli (UPEC) are one of the most common outpatient bacterial infections. Although bacterial …

Background. The urinary tract is the most common source for Escherichia coli bacteremia.
Mortality from E. coli urinary-source bacteremia is higher than that from urinary tract …

Background Klebsiella pneumoniae is the second most common species causing urinary
tract infections (UTI). However, the host factors and virulence genes of K. pneumoniae …

Background: Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare, severe, gas-forming infection
of the kidney, and its precise pathogenesis remains obscure. Methods: To investigate the …