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Immunosuppressed Surfactant Protein A–Deficient Mice Have Increased Susceptibility to Pneumocystis c...

Immunosuppressed Surfactant Protein A–Deficient Mice Have Increased Susceptibility to Pneumocystis c...

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Immunosuppressed Surfactant Protein A–Deficient Mice Have Increased Susceptibility to Pneumocystis carinii Infection

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Full title

Immunosuppressed Surfactant Protein A–Deficient Mice Have Increased Susceptibility to Pneumocystis carinii Infection

Publisher

Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press

Journal title

The Journal of infectious diseases, 2001-03, Vol.183 (6), p.943-952

Language

English

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Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press

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Contents

Immunosuppressed Swiss Black mice deficient in surfactant protein A (SP-A−/−) and wild-type control mice (SP-A+/+) were exposed to Pneumocystis carinii by environmental exposure, intratracheal inoculation, and direct exposure to other infected animals. The frequency and intensity of P. carinii infection were significantly greater in the SP-A−/− mic...

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Full title

Immunosuppressed Surfactant Protein A–Deficient Mice Have Increased Susceptibility to Pneumocystis carinii Infection

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_17911559

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_17911559

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ISSN

0022-1899

E-ISSN

1537-6613

DOI

10.1086/319252

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