C5a-licensed phagocytes drive sterilizing immunity during systemic fungal infection.
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Cell. 2023 Jun 22;186(13):2802-2822.e22. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.04.031. Epub 2023 May 22.
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Systemic candidiasis is a common, high-mortality, nosocomial fungal infection. Unexpectedly, it has emerged as a complication of anti-complement C5-targeted monoclonal antibody treatment, indicating a critical niche for C5 in antifungal immunity. ...
Systemic candidiasis is a common, high-mortality, nosocomial fungal infection. Unexpectedly, it has emerged as a complication of anti …