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Implications of age-associated inflammation for infection. In a mouse model, older mice inoculated with Staphylococcus aureus fail to clear infection, compared with younger mice.
Source: Brubaker AL, Rendon JL, Ramirez L, Choudhry MA, Kovacs EJ. Reduced neutrophil chemotaxis and infiltration contributes to delayed resolution of cutaneous wound infection with advanced age. Journal of immunology 2013;190(4):1746-57. Copyright 2013. The American Association of Immunologists, Inc.
