Opioid use potentiates the virulence of hospital-acquired infection, increases systemic bacterial dissemination and exacerbates gut dysbiosis in a murine model of Citrobacter rodentium infection
Opioid analgesics are frequently prescribed in the United States and worldwide. However, serious side effects such as addiction, immunosuppression and gastrointestinal symptoms limit their use. It was recently demonstrated that morphine treatment results in a significant disruption in gut barrier fu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Gut Microbes |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2019.1629237 |