Experimental Granulomatous Pulmonary Nocardiosis in BALB/C Mice.

Pulmonary nocardiosis is a granulomatous disease with high mortality that affects both immunosuppressed and immunocompetent patients. The mechanisms leading to the establishment and progression of the infection are currently unknown. An animal model to study these mechanisms is sorely needed. We rep...

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Main Authors: Roque M Mifuji Lira, Alberto Yairh Limón Flores, Mario César Salinas Carmona, Alejandro Ortiz Stern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4909231?pdf=render