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A novel outbred mouse model of 2009 pandemic influenza and bacterial co-infection severity.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
McHugh Kevin J, Mandalapu Sivanarayana, Kolls Jay K, Ross Ted M, Alcorn John F
Abstract excerpt
Influenza viruses pose a significant health risk and annually impose a great cost to patients and the health care system. The molecular determinants of influenza severity, often exacerbated by secondary bacterial infection, are largely unclear. We generated a novel outbred mouse model of influenza virus, Staphylococcus aureus, and co-infection utilizing influenza A/CA/07/2009 virus and S. aureus (USA300). Outbred...
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