Do neutrophils play a role in establishing liver abscesses and distant metastases caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae?

Serotype K1 Klebsiella pneumoniae is a major cause of liver abscesses and endophthalmitis. This study was designed to identify the role of neutrophils in the development of distant metastatic complications that were caused by serotype K1 K. pneumoniae. An in vitro cellular model was used to assess s...

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Main Authors: Jung-Chung Lin, Feng-Yee Chang, Chang-Phone Fung, Kuo-Ming Yeh, Chiung-Tong Chen, Yu-Kuo Tsai, L Kristopher Siu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2994827?pdf=render