Human pleural fluid is a potent growth medium for Streptococcus pneumoniae

Empyema is defined by the presence of bacteria and/or pus in pleural effusions. However, the biology of bacteria within human pleural fluid has not been studied. Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of pediatric and frequent cause of adult empyema. We investigated whether S. pneumoniae...

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Autores principales: Popowicz, Natalia D., Lansley, Sally M., Cheah, Hui M., Kay, Ian D., Carson, Christine F., Waterer, Grant W., Paton, James C., Brown, Jeremy S., Lee, Y. C. Gary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5708656/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29190798
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188833

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5708656/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29190798
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188833

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