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Induction and termination of inflammatory signaling in group B streptococcal sepsis
19 Sept 2008
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SUMMARY: Group B streptococcus (GBS) is part of the normal genital and gastrointestinal flora in healthy humans. However, GBS is a major cause of sepsis and meningitis in newborn infants in the Western world and an important pathogen in many developing countries. The dissection of the host response to GBS may increase the general understanding of innate immunity in sepsis, because newborn infants lack a...
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