Scientists now have inside information to use in the fight against Proteus mirabilis -- a nasty bacterium that can cause kidney stones, as well as hard-to-treat urinary tract infections.

The crystalline biofilms result from infection by urease-producing bacteria, particularly Proteus mirabilis. Urease raises the urinary pH and drives the formation of calcium phosphate and ...

Figure 1: Ascending urinary tract infection and Proteus mirabilis virulence factors. Figure 2: The mannose-resistant Proteus-like fimbrial operon: organization and phase variation.

Cranberry juice has been touted for at least a century as a remedy for urinary tract infections (UTIs ... Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis. The cranberry didn't kill these bacteria ...

The laboratory work, published in the Journal of Clinical Pathology, looked at two common bacteria that can cause urine and bladder infections - E. coli and Proteus mirabilis. Bacteria can form a ...

Streptococcus pyogenes or Proteus mirabilis. The recommended course of therapy for treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections is a single dose of levofloxacin 750 mg once daily ...

From the Massachusetts General Hospital. Chute, Richard — Assistant Urologist, Massachusetts General Hospital. For record and address of author see "This Week's Issue," page 889. Select the ...