The term asymptomatic bacteriuria is generally used to distinguish colonization from infection and to emphasize that the presence of bacteria at mucosal surfaces does not always cause symptoms and tissue damage. Asymptomatic bacteriuria has been attracting attention as a model to study mechanisms underlying the development of commensalism. Escherichia coli strain 83972 was isolated from the urine of a Swedish patient who was colonized for at least 3 years without displaying clinical signs of a urinary tract infection.
Category
Infectious disease
Brite
Infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by enterobacteria
H01339 Asymptomatic bacteriuria
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
H01339 Asymptomatic bacteriuria
Pathogen
Escherichia coli ABU 83972 [GN:eab]
Other DBs
ICD-11:
GC08.0
ICD-10:
R82.9
MeSH:
D001437
MedlinePlus:
000520
Reference
PMID:20865122
Authors
Zdziarski J, Brzuszkiewicz E, Wullt B, Liesegang H, Biran D, Voigt B, Gronberg-Hernandez J, Ragnarsdottir B, Hecker M, Ron EZ, Daniel R, Gottschalk G, Hacker J, Svanborg C, Dobrindt U
Title
Host imprints on bacterial genomes--rapid, divergent evolution in individual patients.