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Thrombocytopenia Impairs Host Defense Against Burkholderia pseudomallei (Melioidosis)

BACKGROUND: Infection with the gram-negative bacillus Burkholderia pseudomallei (melioidosis) is an important cause of pneumosepsis in Southeast Asia and has a mortality of up to 40%. We aimed to assess the role of platelets in the host response against B. pseudomallei infection. METHODS: Associatio...

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Autores principales: Birnie, Emma, Claushuis, Theodora A M, Koh, Gavin C K W, Limmathurotsakul, Direk, Day, Nicholas P J, Roelofs, Joris J T H, Ware, Jerry, Hou, Baidong, de Vos, Alex F, van der Poll, Tom, van ‘t Veer, Cornelis, Wiersinga, W Joost
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6350952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30312422
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiy541