Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common, recurrent infections that can be mild to life-
threatening. The continued emergence of antibiotic resistance, together with our increasing …

Biofilm formation constitutes an alternative lifestyle in which microorganisms adopt a
multicellular behavior that facilitates and/or prolongs survival in diverse environmental …

Previous urinary tract infections (UTIs) can predispose one to future infections; however, the
underlying mechanisms affecting recurrence are poorly understood. We previously found …

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common bacterial infections that represent a severe public
health problem. They are often caused by Escherichia coli (E. coli), Klebsiella pneumoniae …

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

Chaperone-usher fimbrial adhesins are powerful weapons against the uropathogens that
allow the establishment of urinary tract infections (UTIs). As the antibiotic therapeutic …

Abstract Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) are an important cause of
urinary tract infections, neonatal meningitis and septicaemia in humans. Animals are …

Chronic and recurrent urinary tract infections pose a serious medical problem because there
are few effective treatment options. Patients with chronic urinary tract infections are …

The mammalian urinary tract is a contiguous hollow‐organ system whose primary function is
to collect, transport, store, and expel urine periodically and in a highly coordinated fashion …

Urinary tract infections (UTI) are one of the most common bacterial infections, with roughly
eleven‐million cases reported in the US each year that cost an estimated $5 billion annually …