Levels of cytokines and cytokine inhibitors in the neutropenic patient with α-hemolytic streptococcus shock syndrome

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 785-789

  Engel, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CYTARABINE; CYTOKINE; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DAUNORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; IMIPENEM; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; NETILMICIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; TEICOPLANIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; FEVER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SHOCK; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 0029761321     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/23.4.785     Document Type: Article

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