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any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)

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病原菌,病原体

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1. 血液製剤の病原体不活化 pathogen inactivation of blood products
2. 自然免疫系の概要 an overview of the innate immune system
3. 入院を要する成人における市中肺炎の治療 treatment of community acquired pneumonia in adults who require hospitalization
4. 結核の免疫学 immunology of tuberculosis
5. トラコーマの概要 overview of trachoma

English Journal

Conjunctival MicroRNA expression in inflammatory trachomatous scarring.

Derrick T1, Roberts Ch, Rajasekhar M, Burr SE, Joof H, Makalo P, Bailey RL, Mabey DC, Burton MJ, Holland MJ.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases.PLoS Negl Trop Dis.2013;7(3):e2117. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002117. Epub 2013 Mar 14.
PURPOSE: Trachoma is a fibrotic disease of the conjunctiva initiated by Chlamydia trachomatis infection. This blinding disease affects over 40 million people worldwide yet the mechanisms underlying its pathogenesis remain poorly understood. We have investigated host microRNA (miR) expression in heal
PMID 23516655

Characterization of humoral immune responses to chlamydial HSP60, CPAF, and CT795 in inflammatory and severe trachoma.

Skwor T1, Kandel RP, Basravi S, Khan A, Sharma B, Dean D.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science.Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci.2010 Oct;51(10):5128-36. doi: 10.1167/iovs.09-5113. Epub 2010 May 12.
PURPOSE: Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) remains the leading global cause of preventable blindness. There are limited data on humoral immune responses in trachoma. Evaluating these responses is important for understanding host-pathogen interactions and informing vaccine design. Antibodies to chlamydial h
PMID 20463311

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