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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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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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