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.
Category
Bacterial infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
16 Diseases of the genitourinary system
Diseases of the urinary system
Certain specified diseases of urinary system
GC08 Urinary tract infection, site not specified
H00279 Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) infection
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by enterobacteria
H00279 Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) infection