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Zinc deficiency promotes Acinetobacter lung infection, mouse study shows

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Zn-deficient mice produce higher levels of IL-13. Credit: Nature Microbiology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41564-024-01849-w

Dietary zinc deficiency promotes lung infection by Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria—a leading cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to a study published Nov. 15 in the journal Nature Microbiology.

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