Cellular immunity in q fever: Specific lymphocyte unresponsiveness in q fever endocarditis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 152, Issue 6, 1985, Pages 1283-1289

  Koster, Frederick T ^a   Williams, Jim C ^a   Goodwin, James S ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; COXIELLA BURNETII; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; LIVER; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CELL ADHESION; CELL SEPARATION; COXIELLA; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; EPITOPES; HUMAN; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MIDDLE AGE; Q FEVER; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0022411667     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/152.6.1283     Document Type: Letter

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