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Candida species differ in their interactions with immature human gastrointestinal epithelial cells.
Pediatric research - 1 May 2011
Falgier Christina, Kegley Sara, Podgorski Heather, Heisel Timothy, Storey Kathleen, Bendel Catherine M, Gale Cheryl A
Abstract excerpt
Life-threatening gastrointestinal (GI) diseases of prematurity are highly associated with systemic candidiasis. This implicates the premature GI tract as an important site for invasion by Candida. Invasive interactions of Candida spp. with immature enterocytes have heretofore not been analyzed. Using a primary immature human enterocyte line, we compared the ability of multiple isolates of different Candida spp....
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