Adjunctive Corticosteroid Treatment Against Yersinia pestis Improves Bacterial Clearance, Immunopathology, and Survival in the Mouse Model of Bubonic Plague

Conclusions. Corticosteroids induce an unexpectedly effective antibacterial response apart from their antiinflammatory properties, thereby improving treatment efficacy.

Source: The Journal of Infectious Diseases - August 23, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Levy, Y., Vagima, Y., Tidhar, A., Zauberman, A., Aftalion, M., Gur, D., Fogel, I., Chitlaru, T., Flashner, Y., Mamroud, E. Tags: PATHOGENESIS AND HOST RESPONSE Source Type: research