Theresa A. Schlager
Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Virginia
United States of America
Biography
B.S University of Wisconsin (1979) M.D Case Western Reserve University (1984)
Research Interest
The pathogenesis and treatment of urinary tract infections in children with neurogenic bladder. The pathogenesis of urniary tract infections in girls with recurrent UTI. Histology of the neurogenic bladder including umbrella cell function and chronic inflammatory markers. Clonal diversity of Escherichia coli and virulence factor expression among stool, periurethral and urine strains of E. coli from healthy girls and girls with recurrent UTI. Methods of urine collection and analysis in the diagnosis of urinary tract infection in children
Publications
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TA Schlager (Invited review by authors) Guideline for Management and Screening of Primary Vesicoureterial Reflux in Children: AUA guideline, Peters, CA et al., Journal of Urology 184: (3) 1134-44, 2010.
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TA Schlager, R Le Gallo, D Innes, J Hendley, C Peters, B Cell Infiltration and Lymphonodular Hyperplasia in the Bladder Submucosa of Patients with Persistent Bacteremia and recurrent UTI. Journal of Urology 186, 2359-2364,December 2011.
