| Literature DB >> 2568346 |
K Fujita1, T Yamamoto, T Yokota, R Kitagawa.
Abstract
Type 1-fimbriated Escherichia coli isolated from patients with urinary tract infections adhered in vitro to the epithelial cell surface of an excised human ureter. The bacteria also adhered to a mucous coating and to Formalin-fixed human ureteral mucosa. D-Mannose strongly inhibited such adherence. The bacteria in their nonfimbriated phase lacked the ability to adhere. We concluded that type 1 fimbriae play a role, at least in part, in upper urinary tract infections in humans.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2568346 PMCID: PMC313490 DOI: 10.1128/iai.57.8.2574-2579.1989
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441