Antibody-Based Therapy for Enterococcal Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections

ABSTRACT Gram-positive bacteria in the genus Enterococcus are a frequent cause of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), a disease whose treatment is increasingly challenged by multiantibiotic-resistant strains. We have recently shown that E. faecalis uses the Ebp pilus, a heteropolyme...

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Main Authors: Ana L. Flores-Mireles, Jennifer N. Walker, Aaron Potretzke, Henry L. Schreiber, Jerome S. Pinkner, Tyler M. Bauman, Alyssa M. Park, Alana Desai, Scott J. Hultgren, Michael G. Caparon
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Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d810f3b372fb46a8a5589b9b53df6a7c
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