Intestinal colonization with Enterococcus faecium does not influence pulmonary defense against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in mice.

BACKGROUND:Enterococci, and especially multiresistant Enterococcus faecium, are increasingly found colonizing hospitalized patients. This increased prevalence of colonization is not only associated with an increased prevalence of infections caused by enterococci, but also by infections with other no...

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Main Authors: Masja Leendertse, Rob J L Willems, Ida A J Giebelen, Joris J T H Roelofs, Janetta Top, Marc J M Bonten, Tom van der Poll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2729381?pdf=render