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Experimental murine pulmonary cryptococcosis. Differences in pulmonary inflammation and lymphocyte recruitment induced by two encapsulated strains of Cryptococcus neoformans.
Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology - 1 Jul 1994
Curtis J L, Huffnagle G B, Chen G H, Warnock M L, Gyetko M R, McDonald R A, Scott P J, Toews G B
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BACKGROUND: Cryptococcus neoformans, the most common cause of lethal mycosis in AIDS, usually causes only subclinical pneumonitis in normal hosts. However, cryptococcosis can induce various pulmonary inflammatory reactions, and pulmonary cellular immunity is postulated to prevent dissemination. We hypothesized that cryptococcal strains possess different capacities to induce recruitment to the lungs of...
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