2473 Cardiac injury due to Streptococcus pneumoniae invasion during severe pneumococcal pneumonia in a novel nonhuman primate model

OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: The aims of this study are (1) to develop and characterize a novel nonhuman primate model of pneumococcal pneumonia that mimics human disease; and (2) determine whether Streptococcus pneumoniae can: (a) translocate to the heart, (b) cause adverse cardiac events, (c) induce...

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Main Authors: Luis F. Reyes, Cecilia A. Hinojosa, Nilam J. Soni, Julio Noda, Vicki T. Winter, Melissa A. de la Garza, Jacqueline J. Coalson, Luis Giavedoni, Antonio Anzueto, Carlos J. Orihuela, Marcos I. Restrepo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059866118000511/type/journal_article