Staphylococcus epidermidis Sensitizes Perinatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury in Male but Not Female Mice

Staphylococcus epidermidis Sensitizes Perinatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury in Male but Not Female Mice

Background:Staphylococcus epidermidis is the most common nosocomial infection and the predominant pathogen in late-onset sepsis in preterm infants. Infection and inflammation are linked to neurological and developmental sequelae and bacterial infections increase the vulnerability of the brain to hyp...

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Main Authors: Giacomo Gravina, Pernilla Svedin, Maryam Ardalan, Ofer Levy, C. Joakim Ek, Carina Mallard, Jacqueline C. Y. Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
Staphylococcus epidermidis
bacterial infection
sepsis
hypoxia-ischemia
neonatal mice
brain injury
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2020.00516/full

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