Influenza “Trains” the Host for Enhanced Susceptibility to Secondary Bacterial Infection

ABSTRACT We previously reported that the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) antagonist Eritoran blocks acute lung injury (ALI) therapeutically in mouse and cotton rat models of influenza. However, secondary (2°) bacterial infection following influenza virus infection is associated with excess morbidity and...

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Main Authors: Kari Ann Shirey, Darren J. Perkins, Wendy Lai, Wei Zhang, Lurds R. Fernando, Fabian Gusovsky, Jorge C. G. Blanco, Stefanie N. Vogel
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d53eb0ce4dd8466f9c6dd00fde7aaa19
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