Elevated urine IL-10 concentrations associate with Escherichia coli persistence in older patients susceptible to recurrent urinary tract infections

Elevated urine IL-10 concentrations associate with Escherichia coli persistence in older patients susceptible to recurrent urinary tract infections

Abstract Background Age is a significant risk factor for recurrent urinary tract (rUTI) infections, but the clinical picture is often confused in older patients who also present with asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB). Yet, how bacteriuria establishes in such patients and the factors underpinning and/or...

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Main Authors: Lauren K. L. Drage, Wendy Robson, Catherine Mowbray, Ased Ali, John D. Perry, Katherine E. Walton, Christopher Harding, Robert Pickard, Judith Hall, Phillip D. Aldridge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Immunity & Ageing
Subjects:
Urinary tract infection
Escherichia coli
Cytokines
Ageing
Antibiotics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12979-019-0156-9

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