Urinary Tract Infections: Molecular Pathogenesis and Clinical Management

Abstract

Foreward Section A: Clinical Aspects of UTI Epidemiology and clinical syndromes of UTI Quantitative bacteriuria and pyuria in the diagnosis of UTI Diagnostic microbiology for bacteria and yeast causing UTI Therapy and prevention of UTIs Section B: Molecular Mechanisms of Bacterial Pathogenesis in UTI An overview of molecular pathogenesis of bacterial infection Virulence determinants of E. coli Molecular genetics of P. fimbriae synthesis and assembly Hemolysins of E. coli Virulence determinants of Proteus mirabilis Proteus mirabilis swarmer cell differentiation Virulence determinants of Klebsiella pneumoniae Virulence determinants of Staphylococcus saprophyticus, S. epidermis, and enterococci Uropathogenic yeast In vitro models for the study of uropathogens Animal models of UTI Vaccines for UTI