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Pneumonia
Researchers from University of Texas publish findings in pneumonia
July 29th, 2008
According to recent research from the United States, "The lungs are a common site of serious infection in both healthy and immunocompromised subjects, and the most likely route of delivery of a bioterror agent. Since the airway epithelium shows great structural plasticity in response to inflammatory stimuli, we hypothesized it might also show functional plasticity." "To test the inducibility of lung defenses against bacterial challenge. Mice were treated with an aerosolized lysate of ultraviolet-killed nontypeable (unencapsulated) Haemophilus influenzae(NTHi), then challenged with a lethal dose of live Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn) delivered by aerosol. Treatment with...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-07-29)
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