Impairment of host defence by exotoxin A in Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia in mice

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 822-827

  Schultz, M J ^a   Rijneveld, A W ^a   Florquin, S ^a   Speelman, P ^a   Van Deventer, S J H ^a   Van Der Poll, T ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 2; NITRIC OXIDE; PSEUDOMONAS EXOTOXIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; CLEARANCE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOST RESISTANCE; LUNG LAVAGE; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0034868417     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-50-9-822     Document Type: Article

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