Broad-spectrum antibiotic or G-CSF as potential countermeasures for impaired control of bacterial infection associated with an SPE exposure during spaceflight.

A major risk for astronauts during prolonged space flight is infection as a result of the combined effects of microgravity, situational and confinement stress, alterations in food intake, altered circadian rhythm, and radiation that can significantly impair the immune system and the body's defe...

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Main Authors: Minghong Li, Veronica Holmes, Houping Ni, Jenine K Sanzari, Ana L Romero-Weaver, Liyong Lin, Alejandro Carabe-Fernandez, Eric S Diffenderfer, Ann R Kennedy, Drew Weissman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4368688?pdf=render