Shielding of a Lipooligosaccharide IgM Epitope Allows Evasion of Neutrophil-Mediated Killing of an Invasive Strain of Nontypeable <named-content content-type="genus-species">Haemophilus influenzae</named-content>

ABSTRACT Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae is a frequent cause of noninvasive mucosal inflammatory diseases but may also cause invasive diseases, such as sepsis and meningitis, especially in children and the elderly. Infection by nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae is characterized by recruitment of...

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Main Authors: Jeroen D. Langereis, Jeffrey N. Weiser
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f0f85667674748b7915746ea6ec7a6d0
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