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Local Inflammation Exacerbates the Severity of Staphylococcus aureus Skin Infection

Staphylococcus aureus is the leading cause of skin infections. In a mouse model of S. aureus skin infection, we found that lesion size did not correlate with bacterial burden. Athymic nude mice had smaller skin lesions that contained lower levels of myeloperoxidase, IL-17A, and CXCL1, compared with...

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Main Authors: Montgomery, Christopher P., Daniels, Melvin D., Zhao, Fan, Spellberg, Brad, Chong, Anita S., Daum, Robert S.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3702601/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23861974
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069508
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