[HTML][HTML] High susceptibility to respiratory Acinetobacter baumannii infection in A/J mice is associated with a delay in early pulmonary recruitment of neutrophils

H Qiu, R KuoLee, G Harris, W Chen - Microbes and infection, 2009 - Elsevier
Acinetobacter baumannii is an important cause of both community-associated and
nosocomial pneumonia, which have become increasingly difficult to treat because of the
rapid development of resistance to multiple antibiotics. Despite its clinical importance, the
pathogenesis of and host defense against respiratory A. baumannii infection remains largely
unknown. To examine host factors that could contribute to the defense, we compared the
susceptibilities of A/J and C57BL/6 mice to intranasal (in) inoculation with A. baumannii. We …