Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in scid mice induced by viable organisms propagated in vitro

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 4643-4647

  Beck, James M ^a,b   Newbury, Robert L ^c,d   Palmer, Brent E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY; GENE INDUCTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATHOGENICITY; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS;

EID: 0029907768     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.11.4643-4647.1996     Document Type: Article

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