MRI visualization of Staphyloccocus aureus-induced infective endocarditis in mice.

MRI visualization of Staphyloccocus aureus-induced infective endocarditis in mice.

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a severe and often fatal disease, lacking a fast and reliable diagnostic procedure. The purpose of this study was to establish a mouse model of Staphylococcus aureus-induced IE and to develop a MRI technology to characterize and diagnose IE. To establish the mouse mode...

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Main Authors: Janine Ring, Verena Hoerr, Lorena Tuchscherr, Michael T Kuhlmann, Bettina Löffler, Cornelius Faber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4167704?pdf=render

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