How partial C7 deficiency with chronic and recurrent bacterial infections can mimic total C7 deficiency: Temporary restoration of host C7 levels following plasma transfusion

Immunology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 407-411

  Wurzner R ^a,c   Platonov, A E ^b   Beloborodov, V B ^b   Pereverzev, A I ^b   Vershinina, I V ^b   Fernie, B A ^a   Hobart, M J ^a   Lachmann, P J ^a   Orren, A ^a,d  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b Central Institute of Epidemiology   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C6; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C7;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; COMPLEMENT BLOOD LEVEL; COMPLEMENT DEFICIENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029896697     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1996.d01-663.x     Document Type: Article

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