The role of bacteriolysis in the pathophysiology of inflammation, infection and post‐infectious sequelae
- 1 November 2002
- Vol. 110 (11) , 753-770
- https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0463.2002.1101101.x
Abstract
The literature dealing with the biochemical basis of bacteriolysis and its role in inflammation, infection and in post‐infectious sequelae is reviewed and discussed. Bacteriolysis is an event that ma...Keywords
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