Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract Infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae Is Affected by Pneumolysin Deficiency and Differences in Capsule Type

Pneumococci frequently colonize the upper respiratory tract, and these pneumococci are believed to act as a reservoir for infection of the lower respiratory tract and bacteremia. We investigated how the pneumococcal toxin pneumolysin affects the capacity of pneumococci to infect the upper and lower...

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Main Authors: Kadioglu, Aras, Taylor, Sally, Iannelli, Francesco, Pozzi, Gianni, Mitchell, Tim J., Andrew, Peter W.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2002
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Bacterial Infections
Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC128015/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12010976
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.70.6.2886-2890.2002
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