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Local immune response to bacterial infection of the male urinary tract

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Uncommon Infections and Special Topics

Part of the book series: Infections in Reproductive Health ((IRHC,volume 2))

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Abstract

The precise role of the immune response in the defense against urinary tract infection has not been clearly defined. Several observations, however, suggest that local antibody secretions may contribute to the prevention or containment of such infections, at least in the male.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Medical School, USA

    Louis G. Keith MD, FACOG (Professor, Attending Obstetrician-Gynecologist) (Professor, Attending Obstetrician-Gynecologist)

  2. The Prentice Women’s Hospital and Medical Center of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Louis G. Keith MD, FACOG (Professor, Attending Obstetrician-Gynecologist) (Professor, Attending Obstetrician-Gynecologist)

  3. Chapel Hill Fertility Services, USA

    Gary S. Berger MD, MSPH, FACOG (Director, Adjunct Associate Professor) (Director, Adjunct Associate Professor)

  4. Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

    Gary S. Berger MD, MSPH, FACOG (Director, Adjunct Associate Professor) (Director, Adjunct Associate Professor)

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Fowler, J.E. (1985). Local immune response to bacterial infection of the male urinary tract. In: Keith, L.G., Berger, G.S. (eds) Uncommon Infections and Special Topics. Infections in Reproductive Health, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4902-7_23

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