Increased Nasopharyngeal Bacterial Titers and Local Inflammation Facilitate Transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae

The transmission of the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) marks the first step toward disease development. To date, our ability to prevent pneumococcal transmission has been limited by our lack of understanding regarding the factors which influence the spread of this pathogen. We...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Short, Kirsty R., Reading, Patrick C., Wang, Nancy, Diavatopoulos, Dimitri A., Wijburg, Odilia L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Microbiology 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3518912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23015738
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00255-12

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3518912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23015738
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00255-12

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