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Impaired Innate Mucosal Immunity in Aged Mice Permits Prolonged Streptococcus pneumoniae Colonization
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a frequent asymptomatic colonizer of the nasopharyngeal niche and only occasionally progresses toward infection. The burden of pneumococcal disease is particularly high in the elderly, and the mechanisms behind this increased susceptibility are poorly understood. Here we...
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| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | Inglês |
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American Society for Microbiology
2013
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| Online Access: | https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3837976/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24082075 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00618-13 |
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