Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Zinc Deficiency Promotes Acinetobacter Lung Infection - Study
November 15, 2024
November 15, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release:
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The study findings point to the potential of interleukin-13 antibodies -- approved for use in humans -- as a treatment to protect against bacterial pneumonia in patients with zinc deficiency.
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Dietary zinc deficiency promotes lung infection by Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria -- a leading cause of ventilator-associated pn . . .
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The study findings point to the potential of interleukin-13 antibodies -- approved for use in humans -- as a treatment to protect against bacterial pneumonia in patients with zinc deficiency.
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Dietary zinc deficiency promotes lung infection by Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria -- a leading cause of ventilator-associated pn . . .