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Aug 2026
Immune checkpoint molecules as biomarkers of Staphylococcus aureus bone infection and clinical outcome
T cell impairment, marked by immune checkpoint expression and exhaustion, could serve as a functional biomarker for S. aureus PJI disease outcome, and therapeutic blockade of checkpoint proteins may represent a potential strategy to improve outcomes following surgery.
Motoo Saito, Katya A. McDonald, Alexander Grier et al.
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