TY - JOUR
T1 - Host defense mechanisms in urinary tract infections
AU - Neal, Jr
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - The host response to urinary tract infections is directed against both bacterial surface antigens, as well as bacterial products. The local response is perhaps the most important, with prevention of binding and tissue invasion as the hallmarks. Once an infection is established, the humoral immune system is most active in curtailing the damage and clearing the infecting organism. The prostate has a specialized complex of defenses that serves to reduce the incidence of infections in males.
AB - The host response to urinary tract infections is directed against both bacterial surface antigens, as well as bacterial products. The local response is perhaps the most important, with prevention of binding and tissue invasion as the hallmarks. Once an infection is established, the humoral immune system is most active in curtailing the damage and clearing the infecting organism. The prostate has a specialized complex of defenses that serves to reduce the incidence of infections in males.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0094-0143(05)70210-X
DO - 10.1016/S0094-0143(05)70210-X
M3 - Article
C2 - 10584610
AN - SCOPUS:0032724735
SN - 0094-0143
VL - 26
SP - 677
EP - 686
JO - Urologic Clinics of North America
JF - Urologic Clinics of North America
IS - 4
ER -