In vivo bioluminescence imaging and histopathopathologic analysis reveal distinct roles for resident and recruited immune effector cells in defense against invasive aspergillosis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a major cause of infectious morbidity and mortality in immune compromised patients. Studies on the pathogenesis of IA have been limited by the difficulty to monitor disease progression in real-time. For...

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Main Authors: Schwendener Reto, Adib-Conquy Minou, Kim Oh, Philippart François, Droin-Bergère Sabrina, Hohl Tobias M, Jouvion Grégory, Ibrahim-Granet Oumaïma, Cavaillon Jean-Marc, Brock Matthias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/105