Pentraxin 3: a powerful orchestrator in urinary tract infection

Nanotheranostics

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Cheng Qiu¹  Tianyi Liu²  Dan Luo³  Zhaoxiang Xie¹ 

[1] Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University;Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University;College of Stomatology, Qingdao University

DOI  :  10.7150/ntno.60901

学科分类：大气科学

来源: Ivyspring International Publisher

【 摘 要 】

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a commondisease in clinic. According to early reports, womenare the major parts and usually long-term afflictedwith UTI [1]. Infections of the urogenital tract aremainly attributed to the migration and colonization ofpathogens from rectum and perineum [2]. Themicroorganisms, causing UTI, consist of Escherichiacoli (E.coli), Klebsiella, Enterococcus, Pseudomonas orothers. However, mounting evidence demonstratedthat E.coli is the main strain to induce UTI [3].Increasing age and frequent intercourse as well asdiabetes are stimulating factors for UTI, so are obesityand female anatomy [2]. The typical clinicalsymptoms of UTI including hematuria, dysuria,frequent urination, urgent urinatione, etc.

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