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Pneumocystis murina colonization in immunocompetent surfactant protein A deficient mice following environmental exposure
BACKGROUND: Pneumocystis spp. are opportunistic pathogens that cause pneumonia in immunocompromised humans and animals. Pneumocystis colonization has also been detected in immunocompetent hosts and may exacerbate other pulmonary diseases. Surfactant protein A (SP-A) is an innate host defense molecul...
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2650685/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19228388 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-10-10 |