The effect of Proteus mirabilis isolated from human urinary tract infections on the morphology of the rat kidney

• Main Authors: Al-Ani, Imad Matloub Dally, Al-Murayati, H.Y., Ghani, H.M.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: QM Human anatomy; QP Physiology; QR Microbiology; RB Pathology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/33496/1/COVER_PAGE.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/33496/2/ABSTRACT.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/33496/3/CERTIFICATE.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/33496/

Proteus mirabilis has previously been shown to be capable of persisting in the rat kidney for up to 8 weeks and induces many physiological changes following a single inoculation of the urinary bladder. The present study examined kidney tissue from infected animals for evidence of renal damage.The e...