Levels of Serum Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha in Relation to Clinical Involvement and Treatment among Thai Adults with Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 80, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Chuncharunee, Suporn ^a   Jootar, Saengsuree ^a   Leelasiri, Apichai ^b   Archararit, Napaporn ^a   Prayoonwiwat, Wichai ^b   Mongkonsritragoon, Wichian ^b   Polvicha, Pianvit ^b   Srichaikul, Tanomsri ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUININE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; THAILAND;

ADULT; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; THAILAND; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0030694830     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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