Vitamin C for the treatment of recurrent furunculosis in patients with impaired neutrophil functions

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 173, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1502-1505

  Levy, R ^a   Shriker, O ^b   Porath, A ^b   Riesenberg, K ^b   Schlaeffer, F ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; SUPEROXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FURUNCULOSIS; HUMAN; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION;

EID: 0029822292     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/173.6.1502     Document Type: Article

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