Association of <i>Escherichia coli</i> Infection and <i>fimh</i> Virulence With Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Ghanaian Patients
Escherichia coli infection, particularly variant carrying the fimH virulence gene, was more frequent among the BPH patients. These findings suggest that E. coli infection should be considered as a key factor in the management of BPH.
Authors
- Sheila Santa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2547-3635)
- Samuel Nkansah Darko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0750-4311)
- Yvonne Anang
- Osbourne Quaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0621-876X)
- Gabriel Atampugbire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2864-8453)
- Emmanuel Aryee Tagoe
- Robert A. Ngala
- George A. Asare
Institutions
- University of Ghana (GH)
- University of Health and Allied Sciences (GH)
- Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (GH)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Prostate
- Published
- 2025-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pros.70115
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00