Acute Alcohol Intoxication Impairs the Hematopoietic Precursor Cell Response to Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Conclusions: Alcohol inhibits the hematopoietic precursor cell response to pneumonia, which may serve as a mechanism underlying the granulocytopenia and impaired host defense in alcohol abusers with bacterial pneumonia. (Source: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research)
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