Lovastatin Protects against Experimental Plague in Mice

BACKGROUND: Plague is an ectoparasite-borne deadly infection caused by Yersinia pestis, a bacterium classified among the group A bioterrorism agents. Thousands of deaths are reported every year in some African countries. Tetracyclines and cotrimoxazole are used in the secondary prophylaxis of plague...

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Main Authors: Ayyadurai, Saravanan, Lepidi, Hubert, Nappez, Claude, Raoult, Didier, Drancourt, Michel
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2880009/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20532198
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010928
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