Lab-grown ‘mini-bladder’ helps explain why urinary tract infections keep coming back

By Walid Omara, Senior Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, School Of Biosciences and Chemistry, Sheffield Hallam University

For many people, a urinary tract infection (UTI) doesn’t really end when the antibiotics run out. The burning and constant trips to the toilet fade, then return weeks or months later.

UTIs affect more than 400 million people worldwide each year, according to a global analysis of UTI incidence. More than half of adult women will have at least one in their lifetime, and studies…

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