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Influence of Subinhibitory Concentrations of Clindamycin on Phagocytosis of S.Aureus

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Human polymorphonuclear leucocytes (also called neutrophils or PMNs) serve as the cornerstone of defense against invading microorganisms, because of their ability to phagocytize and kill microorganisms. When bacteria invade the host, the outcome is determined by the function of the PMNs. This function depends on the integrity of the following processes: chemotaxis, opsonization, phagocytosis and killing.

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  1. Department of Medical Microbiology, Laboratory of Microbiology, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Etèl Veringa & J. Verhoef

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  1. Departments of Pharmacology and Therapeutics and Internal Medicine, University of South Florida, College of Medicine, 12901 N. 30th Street, Box 9, Tampa, Florida, USA

    Andor Szentivanyi M.D. (University Distinguished Professor) (University Distinguished Professor)

  2. Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Florida, College of Medicine, 12901 N. 30th Street, Box 10, Tampa, Florida, USA

    Herman Friedman Ph.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  3. Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Rhein.-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, 5100, Aachen, Federal Republic of Germany

    Günther Gillissen M.D., Ph.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

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Veringa, E., Verhoef, J. (1987). Influence of Subinhibitory Concentrations of Clindamycin on Phagocytosis of S.Aureus . In: Szentivanyi, A., Friedman, H., Gillissen, G. (eds) Antibiosis and Host Immunity. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1901-6_18

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