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867. Upregulated Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Relates to Milder Hearing Impairment in Bacterial Meningitis

BACKGROUND: Hearing impairment is a well-recognized sequela caused by bacterial meningitis, but the underlying pathophysiology remains largely unknown. Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) is known to affect neuronal cell damage and survival in different diseases of the brain. We investigated whether...

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Autores principales: Savonius, Okko, Roine, Irmeli, Alassiri, Saeed, Tervahartiala, Taina, Helve, Otto, Fernandez, Josefina, Peltola, Heikki, Sorsa, Timo, Pelkonen, Tuula
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6252889/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy209.052