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We found that E. coli strains from recurrent UTI patients were able to survive within bladder epithelial cells better than strains from single episode patients with the same clinical background.
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Why is it important?
This work is important because it emphasizes the microbial contribution to clinical outcomes, in this case recurrent UTIs, in addition to patient factors.
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This page is a summary of: Comparison of phenotypic and genetic traits of ESBL-producing UPEC strains causing recurrent or single episode UTI in postmenopausal women, Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, February 2025, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1186/s12941-025-00779-7.
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