Lymph node hemophagocytosis in rickettsial diseases: a pathogenetic role for CD8 T lymphocytes in human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME)?

BACKGROUND: Human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME) and Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) are caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Rickettsia rickettsii, respectively. The pathogenesis of RMSF relates to rickettsia-mediated vascular injury, but it is unclear in HME. METHODS: To study histopathologic res...

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Autores principales: Dierberg, Kerry L, Dumler, J Stephen
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1559625/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16859547
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-6-121

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1559625/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16859547
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-6-121

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