The role of pneumolysin in pneumococcal pneumonia and meningitis

Diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae include pneumonia, septicaemia and meningitis. All these are associated with high morbidity and mortality. The pneumococcus can colonize the nasopharynx, and this can be a prelude to bronchopneumonia and invasion of the vasculature space. Proliferation in...

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Main Authors: HIRST, R A, KADIOGLU, A, O'CALLAGHAN, C, ANDREW, P W
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Blackwell Science Inc 2004
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1809205/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15498026
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2249.2004.02611.x
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