The Complement System Facilitates Clearance ofEnterococcus faeciumduring Murine Peritonitis
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The complement system facilitates clearance of Enterococcus faecium during murine peritonitis.
BACKGROUND Infections with multidrug-resistant enterococci are a growing problem worldwide. Little is known about the host defense against enterococcal diseases. In vitro studies have demonstrated an important role played by complement proteins in neutrophil-mediated phagocytosis. In this study, we investigated the importance of complement in an in vivo model of Enterococcus faecium peritonitis...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0022-1899,1537-6613
DOI: 10.1086/650341