Antimicrobial activity of innate immune molecules against <it>Streptococcus pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis </it>and nontypeable <it>Haemophilus influenzae</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Despite its direct connection to the nasopharynx which harbors otitis media pathogens as part of its normal flora, the middle ear cavity is kept free of these bacteria by as yet unknown mechanisms. Respiratory mucosal epithelia, incl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2004-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/4/12 |