Winning the Microbial Battle, but Not the War.

Chu, Hiutung; Mazmanian, Sarkis K · Cell · 2015

editorial · Level V

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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.

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