Winning the Microbial Battle, but Not the War.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2015.09.050.
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Abstract
An effective immune response leads to rapid elimination of infectious agents, with seemingly little long-term impairment to the host. New findings by Morais da Fonseca et al. reveal that acute infections may result in permanent disruption of tissue homeostasis and immune dysfunction, long after clearance of a pathogen.
Medical subject headings
- Gastrointestinal Microbiome
- Immune System Diseases
- Lymphatic Diseases
- Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
- Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infections