Major Neutrophilia Observed in Acute Phase of Human Leptospirosis Is Not Associated with Increased Expression of Granulocyte Cell Activation Markers.

It has long been known that pathogenic Leptospira can mobilize the immune system but the specific contribution of neutrophils to control the infectious challenge remains to be clarified. We herein analyzed the phenotype of circulating neutrophils of patients with leptospirosis and healthy controls f...

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Main Authors: Loic Raffray, Claude Giry, David Vandroux, Barbara Kuli, Andry Randrianjohany, Anne-Marie Pequin, Frédéric Renou, Marie-Christine Jaffar-Bandjee, Philippe Gasque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5089758?pdf=render