Immune responses to Leptospira infection: roles as biomarkers for disease severity
Various leptospiral components have been identified and shown to be involved in tissue destruction. In addition, immune responses to leptospires have been implicated in target organ damages in severe leptospirosis cases. Several inflammatory mediators were shown to be higher in susceptible animals t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S141386701300264X |