Pneumolysin-Induced Complement Depletion during Experimental Pneumococcal Bacteremia

To quantify complement depletion by pneumolysin during Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia, cirrhotic and control rats were infected intravenously with one of three isogenic mutant strains of S. pneumoniae expressing different forms of pneumolysin. Outcome measures included clearance of the organism...

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Main Authors: Alcantara, Rosemarie B., Preheim, Laurel C., Gentry-Nielsen, Martha J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2001
Subjects:
Bacterial Infections
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC98338/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11349015
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.69.6.3569-3575.2001
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