Article
A Non-Human Primate Model of Severe Pneumococcal Pneumonia.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Reyes Luis F, Restrepo Marcos I, Hinojosa Cecilia A, Soni Nilam J, Shenoy Anukul T, Gilley Ryan P, Gonzalez-Juarbe Norberto, Noda Julio R, Winter Vicki T, de la Garza Melissa A, Shade Robert E, Coalson Jacqueline J, Giavedoni Luis D, Anzueto Antonio, Orihuela Carlos J
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia and infectious death in adults worldwide. A non-human primate model is needed to study the molecular mechanisms that underlie the development of severe pneumonia, identify diagnostic tools, explore potential therapeutic targets, and test clinical interventions during pneumococcal pneumonia. OBJECTIVE: To develop a non-human...
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