Cirrhosis-induced defects in innate pulmonary defenses against Streptococcus pneumoniae

BACKGROUND: The risk of mortality from pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae is increased in patients with cirrhosis. However, the specific pneumococcal virulence factors and host immune defects responsible for this finding have not been clearly established. This study used a cirrhotic rat mo...

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Autori principali: Propst-Graham, Katie L, Preheim, Laurel C, Vander Top, Elizabeth A, Snitily, Mary U, Gentry-Nielsen, Martha J
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: BioMed Central 2007
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2140065/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17956621
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-7-94
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