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Pretreatment with Antibiotics Impairs Th17-Mediated Antifungal Immunity in Newborn Rats.
Inflammation - 1 Dec 2020
Wang Ping, Yao Jie, Deng Li, Yang Xiaoqi, Luo Wei, Zhou Wei
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Clinical studies have confirmed that the use of antibiotics, especially carbapenems, is a high-risk factor for fungal infection in preterm infants. However, it is not entirely clear whether the increased risk for fungal infection is due to the immune differences in preterm infants or antibiotic usage. We found that after newborn rats received antibiotics, they exhibited significantly impaired anti-Candida...
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