Urine and Tissue Bacterial Loads Correlate With Voiding Behaviors in a Murine Urinary Tract Infection Model
Zhu K, Hill WG, Li F, Shi B, Chai TC. Urine and Tissue Bacterial Loads Correlate With Voiding Behaviors in a Murine Urinary Tract Infection Model. Urology 2021, 154: 344.e1-344.e7. PMID: 34010680, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionKidney bacterial loadsBacterial loadVoiding behaviorChronic urinary tract infectionMurine urinary tract infection modelSpot assayTissue bacterial loadUrinary tract infection modelChronic pyelonephritisUrinary frequencyBladder capacityTract infectionsChronic cystitisUrine cultureInfected miceFemale miceHistology changesMurine modelInfected bladdersDays postinfectionTissue fibrosisPolyuriaInfection modelE. coli UTI89