Characterisation of the acute inflammation during murine pneumococcal pneumonia

We have established a murine model of pneumococcal pneumonia in order to characterise the host inflammatory response. Intranasal infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae resulted in constant bacterial loads within airways of susceptible mouse strains whilst the pathogen burden increased in both the l...

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Main Author: Kerr, Alison Russell
Published: University of Glasgow 2000
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.270955