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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Song Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6443231 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Song Yajing Y Gyarmati Peter P
PloS one 20190401 4
Bloodstream infection (BSI) is the major cause of mortality in acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). Causative pathogens in BSI originate from the gut microbiota due to an increase in intestinal permeability, a process known as bacterial translocation (BT). The gut microbiota in physiological conditions is controlled by a large number of immune cells as part of the gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT).The aim of the current study was to investigate the mechanism of bacterial translocation in leukem ...[more]