Evidence of the proinflammatory role of Enterococcus faecalis in polymicrobial peritonitis in rats

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 144-149

  Montravers, Philippe ^a,b   Mohler, Jacqueline ^a   Julien, Line Saint ^a   Carbon, Claude ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 15644375488     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.1.144-149.1997     Document Type: Article

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