The uptake of apoptotic cells drives Coxiella burnetii replication and macrophage polarization: a model for Q fever endocarditis.
Patients with valvulopathy have the highest risk to develop infective endocarditis (IE), although the relationship between valvulopathy and IE is not clearly understood. Q fever endocarditis, an IE due to Coxiella burnetii, is accompanied by immune impairment. Patients with valvulopathy exhibited in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-05-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2361190?pdf=render |