Suppression of pulmonary group B streptococcal proliferation and translocation by surfactants in ventilated near-term newborn rabbits.

CONCLUSION: Exogenous surfactants may provide a therapeutic alternative for neonatal lung infection by suppressing pulmonary GBS proliferation and translocation into systemic circulation, alleviating inflammatory injury and regulating growth factor expression. PMID: 31086290 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31086290?dopt=Abstract

Source: Pediatric Research - May 12, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Xu Y, Dong Y, Guo X, Sun B Tags: Pediatr Res Source Type: research

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