Active immunization using exotoxin A confers protection against <it>Pseudomonas aeruginosa </it>infection in a mouse burn model
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Pseudomonas aeruginosa </it>is an important cause of nosocomial infection and may lead to septicemia and death. We evaluated the immunogenicity of semi-purified exotoxin A from the bacterium in a mouse burn model.<...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/9/23 |