Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) infection

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) infection is a prevalent infectious disease with potentially severe complications. UPEC, the most common etiological agent of community-acquired urinary tract infections (UTIs), accounts for >80% of UTI infections worldwide. Once inside the urinary tract, UPEC preferentially colonizes the bladder and causes cystitis, but can also ascend through the ureters into the kidneys, causing pyelonephritis.

Infectious disease

Escherichia coli (UPEC) [GN:ecp ena ecos eum ect eci ecc ecoj]
pore-forming toxin [KO:K11003 K11004 K11005]

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