A novel innate immune-enhancement strategy combined with IVIG rescues mice from fatal staphylococcus aureus septicemia

International Journal of Microbiology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Rajam, Gowrisankar ^a   Hammons, Gabrielle M ^a   Carlone, George M ^a   Sampson, Jacquelyn S ^a   Ades, Edwin W ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84855590674     PISSN: 1687918X     EISSN: 16879198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/725483     Document Type: Article

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