A rhesus macaque model of Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage

Autor: Mario T. Philipp, Rudolf P. Bohm, Lara A. Doyle, Gail B. Plauché, Dale S. Martin, Kathrine M Phillippi-Falkenstein
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Journal of Medical Primatology. 41:60-66
ISSN: 0047-2565
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0684.2011.00512.x
Popis: Background Nasopharyngeal colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae precedes pneumococcal disease. Elucidation of procedures to prevent or eradicate nasopharyngeal carriage in a model akin to the human would help to diminish the incidence of both pneumonia and invasive pneumococcal disease.
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