Uncomplicated urinary‐tract infection (UTI) is most common in young, sexually active,
nonpregnant, premenopausal women. Gram‐negative bacteria are isolated from 75% to …

Highlights•One third of deaths in adults in the elderly are due to infectious disease.•Changes
in the aging immune response increase the risk of infection in the elderly.•Respiratory …

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) colonizes the gastrointestinal and vaginal epithelium of a
significant percentage of healthy women, with potential for ascending intrauterine infection …

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most commonly reported infections in adult women and
have high rates of recurrence, especially in postmenopausal women. Recurrent UTI (RUTI) …

Mounting evidence indicates that the vagina can harbor uropathogenic bacteria. Here, we
consider three roles played by the vagina and its bacterial inhabitants in urinary tract …

Pathogens often inhabit the body asymptomatically, emerging to cause disease in response
to unknown triggers. In the bladder, latent intracellular Escherichia coli reservoirs are …

The vast majority of research pertaining to urinary tract infection has focused on a single
pathogen in isolation and predominantly Escherichia coli. However, polymicrobial urine …

Recurrent bacterial infections are a significant burden worldwide, and prior history of
infection is often a significant risk factor for developing new infections. For urinary tract …

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are some of the most common bacterial infections worldwide
and are a source of substantial morbidity among otherwise healthy women. UTIs can be …

Extra-intestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) infections are common in mammals and birds.
The predominant ExPEC types are avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC), neonatal meningitis …