The Journal of Urology
Volume 182, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages S51-S56 , December 2009

Diabetes Mellitus and Urinary Tract Infection: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Proposed Studies in Animal Models

  • Swaine L. Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
    • ,
  • Sara L. Jackson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Washington and Seattle Epidemiologic Research and Information Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington
    • ,
  • Edward J. Boyko

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Washington and Seattle Epidemiologic Research and Information Center, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Department of Medicine, University of Washington, 1100 Olive Way, Suite 1400, Seattle, Washington 98101 (telephone: 206-277-4618; FAX: 206-764-2563)

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 Supported by National Institutes of Health Grants DK081620 (SLC), DK64540 (SLC), DK51406 (SLC), DK43134 (EJB) and P30-DK17047 (EJB) through the Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center at University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

PII: S0022-5347(09)01952-1

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.07.090

The Journal of Urology
Volume 182, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages S51-S56 , December 2009

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