Serum concentrations of nitrite in patients with HIV-1 infection

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 574-576

  Torre, D ^a   Ferrario, G ^a   Speranza, F ^a   Orani, A ^b   Fiori, G P ^a   Zeroli, C ^a  

^a OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^b General Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV 1 infection; Nitric oxide; Nitrite

Indexed keywords

NITRITE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0030016003     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.49.7.574     Document Type: Article

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