A virtual infection model quantifies innate effector mechanisms and Candida albicans immune escape in human blood.

Candida albicans bloodstream infection is increasingly frequent and can result in disseminated candidiasis associated with high mortality rates. To analyze the innate immune response against C. albicans, fungal cells were added to human whole-blood samples. After inoculation, C. albicans started to...

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Main Authors: Kerstin Hünniger, Teresa Lehnert, Kristin Bieber, Ronny Martin, Marc Thilo Figge, Oliver Kurzai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-02-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3930496?pdf=render