Las salmonelas persistentes socavan las defensas inmunes del huésped durante el tratamiento con antibióticos

Daphne A C Stapels1, Peter W S Hill1, Alexander J Westermann2,3

  • 1MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Imperial College London, London, UK.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|December 8, 2018
PubMed
Resumen

Las salmonelas persisten dentro de los macrófagos permanecen activas, reprogramando las células inmunes para sobrevivir más tiempo. Esta evasión inmune ayuda a la recaída bacteriana después del tratamiento con antibióticos.

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