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2. 1. Alveolar macrophages and lung surfactant in the defense against Cryptococcus neoformans

   Author : Norma Teresa Gross; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : alveolar macrophages; Cryptococcus neoformans; lung surfactant;

   Abstract : Cryptococcus neoformans causes disease mainly in immunosuppressed patients, especially those with AIDS, and on corticosteroids. The yeast is normally inhaled and the lung is the primary site of infection, where the alveolar macrophages (AM) provide a first line of host defense. READ MORE