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Blood group phenotype determines lectin-mediated adhesion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to human outer ear canal epithelium.
Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie : international journal of medical microbiology - 1 Apr 1995
Steuer M K, Beuth J, Hofstädter F, Pröbster L, Ko H L, Pulverer G, Strutz J
Abstract excerpt
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most frequent bacterial pathogen causing acute diffuse otitis externa. In a recent prospective phase II study we demonstrated that lectin-mediated bacterial adhesion can be blocked by receptor-analogue carbohydrates in patients suffering from Pseudomonas aeruginosa-induced acute otitis externa. In this investigation, human ABO blood group antigens were analysed on outer ear canal...
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