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Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Virulence and Antibiotic Resistance

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Last updated: 23 Dec 2024

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Microbiology and biotechnology

Abstract

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infectious diseases worldwide, causing chronic and recurrent issues that significantly impact work efficiency, personal responsibilities, quality of life, and sexual health. UTIs represent an exceedingly common condition affecting individuals of all ages and genders. Women exhibit a higher prevalence of UTIs compared to men, influenced by various clinical factors such as anatomical disparities, and hormonal effects. Escherichia coli (E. coli), typically intestinal flora, can thrive in the urinary system, leveraging virulence factors such as type 1-fimbriae, P fimbriae, S fimbriae, and alpha-hemolysin (HlyA) for invasion, colonization, and evasion of host defenses. A major healthcare concern is the increasing antibiotic resistance, particularly due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) like TEM, SHV, and CTX-M, which degrade beta-lactam antibiotics but can be inhibited by clavulanic acid, tazobactam, or sulbactam. OXA β-lactamases add to this resistance, especially against oxacillin and penicillin. The emergence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, resistant to nearly all β-lactam antibiotics, further complicates treatment.

DOI

10.21608/rpbs.2024.300352.1307

Keywords

E. coli, Antibiotic resistance, Virulence factor, Urinary tract infection

Authors

First Name

Amr

Last Name

Tarek

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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of pharmacy, Modern university for technology and Information, Cairo, Egypt.

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amr.elgammal.94@outlook.com

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Taghrid

Last Name

El-Mahdy

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S.

Affiliation

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Modern University for Technology and Information, Cairo, Egypt. and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

taghrid-elmahdy@pharm.helwan.edu.eg

City

Cairo

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First Name

Ali

Last Name

Abdelrahman

MiddleName

Abdellah

Affiliation

b Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, , Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.

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dr_ali_abdellah@yahoo.com

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Ismailia

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First Name

Salah

Last Name

Abdalla

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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt

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salah1979@hotmail.com

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Ismailia

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Volume

8

Article Issue

2

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47568

Issue Date

2024-05-01

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2024-06-30

Publish Date

2024-05-01

Page Start

87

Page End

95

Print ISSN

2536-9857

Online ISSN

2535-2091

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Records of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences

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Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Virulence and Antibiotic Resistance

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23 Dec 2024