Intracellular <it>Mycoplasma genitalium </it>infection of human vaginal and cervical epithelial cells elicits distinct patterns of inflammatory cytokine secretion and provides a possible survival niche against macrophage-mediated killing
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Mycoplasma genitalium </it>is an emerging sexually transmitted pathogen that has been associated with significant reproductive tract inflammatory syndromes in women. In addition, the strong association between severit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/9/139 |