Enterococcus faecalis Promotes Innate Immune Suppression and Polymicrobial Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection

• Main Authors: Tien, Brenda Yin Qi, Goh, Hwee Mian Sharon, Chong, Kelvin Kian Long, Bhaduri-Tagore, Soumili, Holec, Sarah, Dress, Regine, Ginhoux, Florent, Ingersoll, Molly A., Williams, Rohan B. H., Kline, Kimberly A.
• 其他作者: Freitag, Nancy E.
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2017
• 主題: Escherichia Coli; Enterococcus Faecalis
• 在線閱讀: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86659; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/44164
• 機構: Nanyang Technological University

Enterococcus faecalis, a member of the human gastrointestinal microbiota, is an opportunistic pathogen associated with hospital-acquired wound, bloodstream, and urinary tract infections. E. faecalis can subvert or evade immune-mediated clearance, although the mechanisms are poorly understood. In thi...