Analysis of pathogen-host cell interactions in purpura fulminans: Expression of capsule, type IV pili, and PorA by Neisseria meningitidis in vivo

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 5193-5201

  Harrison, O B ^a   Robertson, B D ^a   Faust, S N ^a   Jepson, M A ^a   Goldin, R D ^a   Levin, M ^a   Heyderman, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTERIUM PILUS; COLONY FORMATION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FULMINATING PURPURA; HOST CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; INFANT; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PORINS; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; THROMBOSIS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0036716480     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.9.5193-5201.2002     Document Type: Article

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