Immunglobulin-coated bacteria on the tonsillar surface during infectious mononucleosis

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 339-342

  Stenfors, Lars Eric ^a   Räisänen, Simo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b Keski Pohjanmaan Erikoissairaanhoito Ja Peruspalvelukuntayhtyma   (Finland)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus; Immunoglobulins; Mucosal immunity

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPSONIZATION; TONSIL; TONSILLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BACTERIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MALE; TIME FACTORS; TONSIL; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0030009352     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100133572     Document Type: Article

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