A Perfect Storm: Increased Colonization and Failure of Vaccination Leads to Severe Secondary Bacterial Infection in Influenza Virus-Infected Obese Mice
ABSTRACT Obesity is a risk factor for developing severe disease following influenza virus infection; however, the comorbidity of obesity and secondary bacterial infection, a serious complication of influenza virus infections, is unknown. To fill this gap in knowledge, lean and obese C57BL/6 mice wer...
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| Language: | EN |
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American Society for Microbiology
2017
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/d96ed1881a754155b64ba03834a557e6 |
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