Enterococcus faecium infections : where bacterial virulence meets innate immunity

Enterococcus faecium infections : where bacterial virulence meets innate immunity

Authors	M. Leendertse
Supervisors	T. van der Poll M.J.M. Bonten
Cosupervisors	R.J.L. Willems
Award date	18-06-2009
ISBN	9789490122201
Number of pages	235
Organisations	Faculty of Medicine (AMC-UvA)
Document type	PhD thesis
Language	English
Downloads	Thesis Cover Title pages Table of contents Chapter 1: Introduction and outline of the thesis Chapter 2: TLR2 dependent MyD88 signaling contributes to early host defense in murine Enterococcus faecium peritonitis Chapter 3: Neutrophils are essential for rapid clearance of Enterococcus faecium in mice Chapter 4: Peritoneal macrophages are important for the early containment of Enterococcus faecium peritonitis in mice Chapter 5: The complement system facilitates clearance of Enterococcus faecium during murine peritonitis Chapter 6: The acute phase response impairs host defence against Enterococcus faecium peritonitis Chapter 7: Cecal ligation and puncture induced sepsis impairs host response to Enterococcus faecium peritonitis Chapter 8: Intestinal Enterococcus faecium colonization improves host defense during polymicrobial peritonitis Chapter 9: Intestinal colonization with Enterococcus faecium does not influence pulmonary defense against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Chapter 10: Enterococcal surface protein Esp is not essential for cell adhesion and intestinal colonization of Enterococcus faecium of mice Chapter 11: Enterococcal surface protein aggravates Enterococcus faecium induced urinary tract infection in mice Chapter 12: Summary and general discussion Chapter 13: Nederlandse samenvatting List of publications Dankwoord Curriculum vitae
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