Interactions between Blood-Borne Streptococcus pneumoniae and the Blood-Brain Barrier Preceding Meningitis

Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is a Gram-positive bacterium and the predominant cause of bacterial meningitis. Meningitis is thought to occur as the result of pneumococci crossing the blood-brain barrier to invade the Central Nervous System (CNS); yet little is known about the steps pre...

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Main Authors: Iovino, Federico, Orihuela, Carlos J., Moorlag, Henk E., Molema, Grietje, Bijlsma, Jetta J. E.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3713044/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23874613
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068408
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