Implication of pneumolysin as a virulence factor in Streptococcus pneumoniae endophthalmitis

Retina

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 521-529

  Ng, Eugene W M ^a   Samiy, Nasrollah ^a   Rubins, Jeffrey B ^b   Cousins, Felecia V ^a   Ruoff, Kathryn L ^c   Baker, Ann Sullivan ^a   D'Amico, Donald J ^a,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endophthalmitis; Exotoxin; Inflammation; Pneumolysin; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOLYSIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IRIDOCYCLITIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RAT; RETINA DETACHMENT; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031437457     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006982-199706000-00006     Document Type: Article

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