Inhibition of inducible nitric oxide controls pathogen load and brain damage by enhancing phagocytosis of Escherichia coli K1 in neonatal meningitis.

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Published in Am J Pathol on January 21, 2010

Authors

Rahul Mittal1, Ignacio Gonzalez-Gomez, Kerstin A Goth, Nemani V Prasadarao

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pathology, MS #51, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, and the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 4650 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA.

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