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...

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Publicado en:Journal of Infectious Diseases Vol. 209; no. 10; pp. 1524 - 1533
Autores principales: Armbruster, Chelsie E, Smith, Sara N, Yep, Alejandra, Mobley, Harry L T
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA May2014
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