Increased incidence of urolithiasis and bacteremia during Proteus mirabilis and Providencia stuartii coinfection due to synergistic induction of urease activity.
Background: Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CaUTIs) are the most common hospital-acquired infections worldwide and are frequently polymicrobial. The urease-positive species Proteus mirabilis and Providencia stuartii are two of the leading causes of CaUTIs and commonly co-colonize cathe...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Infectious Diseases Vol. 209; no. 10; pp. 1524 - 1533 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , |
| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Oxford University Press / USA
May2014
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