Sentence examples for pathogenesis of pneumonia from inspiring English sources
Several pneumococcal proteins and enzymes have been implicated in the virulence of this bacterium and the pathogenesis of pneumonia [3].
In support of this, Diep et al recently demonstrated an important role for PVL in the pathogenesis of pneumonia in a rabbit model [19].
The pneumococcal cell wall consists of several proteins and enzymes that contribute to the virulence of the pathogen and the pathogenesis of pneumonia [3].
In the murine staphylococcal pneumonia model used for this study, the heme-iron acquisition systems Isd and Hts had little influence on the development or pathogenesis of pneumonia.
Our study shows that plants DNA may be identified in the BAL fluid of pneumonia patients, especially when exploring aspiration pneumonia, but the significance of the presence of plant DNA and its role in the pathogenesis of pneumonia is unknown and remains to be investigated.
Despite the lack of involvement of Isd/Hts during the pathogenesis of pneumonia, these studies establish that S. aureus strains unable to acquire iron through either the Hts or Isd systems are severely decreased in virulence in a systemic model of infection.
This multiligand/multisignal pattern recognition receptor, overexpressed in lung and on innate immune cells, was shown to contribute to the pathogenesis of pneumococcal pneumonia and thus may be an attractive therapeutic target to treat severe pneumonia, one of the most common causes of death in western countries.
PVL is thought to be a key factor in the pathogenesis of necrotizing pneumonia.
We compared intratracheal Pseudomonas infection in wild type and caveolin-deficient mice to investigate the role of caveolin proteins in the pathogenesis of Pseudomonas pneumonia.
However, the relative contributions of agr and sae to the pathogenesis of necrotizing pneumonia caused by USA300 was not explored.
Despite the known importance of heme-iron during systemic staphylococcal infection, the contribution of heme-iron acquisition to the pathogenesis of staphylococcal pneumonia has not been evaluated.
