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🦠 #Pneumococci - the main cause of #pneumonia - damage the lungs in a different way than previously thought. As researchers from #CharitéBerlin have now shown, the bacteria acidify their environment and thus disintegrate the tissue barrier. The findings may open up new therapeutic approaches.

👉 https://www.charite.de/en/research/paper_spotlight/2024/new_findings_on_lung_damage_caused_by_pneumococci/

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New findings on lung damage caused by pneumococci

Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have gained new insights into how pneumococci cause severe pneumonia. Here, Prof. Andreas C. Hocke, head of the study, answers questions about the research findings.