Bordetella pertussis Infection Exacerbates Influenza Virus Infection through Pertussis Toxin-Mediated Suppression of Innate Immunity

Pertussis (whooping cough) is frequently complicated by concomitant infections with respiratory viruses. Here we report the effect of Bordetella pertussis infection on subsequent influenza virus (PR8) infection in mouse models and the role of pertussis toxin (PT) in this effect. BALB/c mice infected...

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Autores principales: Ayala, Victor I., Teijaro, John R., Farber, Donna L., Dorsey, Susan G., Carbonetti, Nicholas H.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3080395/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21533103
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019016

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