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Thromb Haemost 2019; 119(05): 786-796
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1678665
Blood Cells, Inflammation and Infection
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Enhance Staphylococcus Aureus Vegetation Formation through Interaction with Platelets in Infective Endocarditis

Authors

  • Chih-Chieh Hsu

    1   Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Ron-Bin Hsu

    2   Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Ryosuke L. Ohniwa

    3   Division of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba Tennoh-dai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
    4   Center of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Jeng-Wei Chen

    5   Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin Chu branch, Hsin Chu, Taiwan
    6   Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Chang-Tsu Yuan

    7   Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Jean-San Chia

    8   Graduate Institute of Immunology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Chiau-Jing Jung

    9   Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan