Mannan-binding lectin in the sub-saharan HIV and tuberculosis epidemics

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 204-208

  Garred, P ^a   Richter, C ^c,d   Andersen, A B ^b   Madsen, H O ^a   Mtoni, I ^d   Svejgaard, A ^a   Shao, J ^d  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c Medisch Spectrum ^*  (Netherlands)

^d MUHIMBILI MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LECTIN; MANNAN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TANZANIA; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRUS GENE;

EID: 0030793759     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.1997.d01-111.x     Document Type: Article

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