Synthesis of tumor necrosis factor-α mRNA in bronchoalveolar lavage cells from human immunodeficiency virus-infected persons with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 654-659

  Rayment, Neil ^a   Miller, Robert F ^a   Ali, Nabeel ^a   Binks, Michael H ^a   Katz, David R ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; MESSENGER RNA; PENTAMIDINE; PRIMAQUINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG LAVAGE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0029738676     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/174.3.654     Document Type: Article

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