Article
Role of capsule in pulmonary hypertension induced by group B streptococcus.
Pediatric research - 1 Apr 1992
Philips J B, Li J X, Gray B M, Pritchard D G, Oliver J R
Abstract excerpt
The type-specific polysaccharide capsule of group B streptococcus (GBS) is thought to be an important factor in the pathogenesis of disease. We used an acutely instrumented piglet model to assess the hemodynamic effects of rapid infusions of two heat-killed GBS type Ib strains isolated from the s...
Topics
- Animals
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Female
- Hemodynamics
- Humans
- Hypertension, Pulmonary
- Infant
- Mutation
- Polysaccharides, Bacterial
- Pregnancy
- Streptococcal Infections
- Streptococcus agalactiae
- Swine