Stimulation of the adherence of Haemophilus influenzae to human lung epithelial cells by antimicrobial neutrophil defensins

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1067-1074

  Gorter, Annelies D ^a   Eijk, Paul P ^b   Van Watering, Sandra ^b   Hiemstra, Pieter S ^b   Dankert, Jacob ^b   Van Alphen, Loek ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; DEFENSIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031662738     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515667     Document Type: Article

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