| Literature DB >> 16177388 |
Ronald J Martens1, Noah D Cohen, Samuel L Jones, Thomas A Moore, John F Edwards.
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Neutrophils are important in controlling early infections with the intracellular bacterium Rhodococcus equi. Antineutrophil monoclonal antibody (RB6-8C5)-induced neutrophil deficiency during the first week after experimental infection of mice with R. equi resulted in more severe disease and significantly increased tissue concentrations of R. equi.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16177388 PMCID: PMC1230988 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.10.7040-7042.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441