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Placental Viral Infection Sensitizes to Endotoxin-Induced Pre-Term Labor: A Double Hit Hypothesis
13 Aug 2010
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PROBLEM: Among pregnant women, acquired viral infections with a concurrent bacterial infection is a detrimental factor associated to poor prognosis. We evaluate the effect of a viral infection that does not lead to pre-term labor on the response to low doses of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Our objectives were (i) to characterize the effect of a viral infection concurrent with exposure to microbial products on...
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