Journal
PATHOGENS
Volume 5, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens5040065
Keywords
UPEC 1; quorum sensing (QS) 2; antibiofilm 3
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- [154]
- [PN-II-RU-TE-2014-4-2037]
- [373]
- [94/PN2/PCCA]
- [PN-III-P2-2.1-BG-2016-0369]
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Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most important causes of morbidity and health care spending affecting persons of all ages. Bacterial biofilms play an important role in UTIs, responsible for persistent infections leading to recurrences and relapses. UTIs associated with microbial biofilms developed on catheters account for a high percentage of all nosocomial infections and are the most common source of Gram-negative bacteremia in hospitalized patients. The purpose of this mini-review is to present the role of microbial biofilms in the etiology of female UTI and different male prostatitis syndromes, their consequences, as well as the challenges for therapy.
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