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Host Factors in Susceptibility to Urinary Tract Infections

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Advances in Bladder Research

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Acute uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) occur in millions of young women each year and the majority of these infections are caused by Escherichia coli.

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Stapleton, A. (1999). Host Factors in Susceptibility to Urinary Tract Infections. In: Baskin, L.S., Hayward, S.W. (eds) Advances in Bladder Research. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 462. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4737-2_27

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