The role of pneumococcal extracellular vesicles on the pathophysiology of the kidney disease hemolytic uremic syndrome
ABSTRACT Streptococcus pneumoniae-induced hemolytic uremic syndrome (Sp-HUS) is a kidney disease characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute kidney injury. This disease is frequently underdiagnosed and its pathophysiology is poorly understood. In this work, we com...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2023-08-01
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Series: | mSphere |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00142-23 |