The role of macrophages in the age-dependent susceptibility to coxsackievirus B3 infection

Group B coxsackieviruses (CVB) are etiological agents of a febrile exanthematous disease that may be complicated by viral myocarditis, pancreatitis, and encephalitis. CVB infections are notable for being extremely severe in the very young compared to adult hosts. Preliminary work in mice has show...

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Main Author: Girn, Jaskamal
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/9159