Increased urothelial cell apoptosis and chronic inflammation are associated with recurrent urinary tract infection in women.

OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to investigate whether increased urothelial cell apoptosis and chronic inflammation might contribute to recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) in women. METHODS: The bladder biopsy specimens were collected from thirty women with recurrent UTI and ten controls. The...

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Main Authors: Fei-Chi Chuang, Hann-Chorng Kuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3655152?pdf=render