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Low-pathogenicity Mycoplasma spp. alter human monocyte and macrophage function and are highly prevalent among patients with ventilator-acquired pneumonia

BACKGROUND: Ventilator-acquired pneumonia (VAP) remains a significant problem within intensive care units (ICUs). There is a growing recognition of the impact of critical-illness-induced immunoparesis on the pathogenesis of VAP, but the mechanisms remain incompletely understood. We hypothesised that...

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Autores principales: Nolan, T J, Gadsby, N J, Hellyer, T P, Templeton, K E, McMullan, R, McKenna, J P, Rennie, J, Robb, C T, Walsh, T S, Rossi, A G, Conway Morris, A, Simpson, A J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4941152/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27071419
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-208050