Influence of intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy on systemic immunological status

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 456-460

  Yoshimura, Koji ^a   Yamauchi, Tamio ^b  

^a Toyooka Public Hospital   (Japan)

^b Kitano Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus Calmeite Guerin; Bladder cancer; Peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets; Systemic immunity

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BCG VACCINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; ECZEMA; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HELPER CELL; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE STATUS; INTRAVESICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IRRITABLE COLON; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MALE; MONOCYTE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NAUSEA; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPRESSOR CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0030700367     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.1997.tb00285.x     Document Type: Article

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