Fatal disseminated Mycobacterium smegmatis infection in a child with inherited interferon γ receptor deficiency

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 982-984

  Pierre Audigier, Catherine ^b   Jouanguy, Emmanuelle ^b   Lamhamedi, Salma ^b   Altare, Frédéric ^b   Rauzier, Jean ^b   Vincent, Véronique ^b   Canioni, Danielle ^b   Emile, Jean François ^b   Fischer, Alain ^b   Blanche, Stéphane ^b   Gaillard, Jean Louis ^b   Casanova, Jean Laurent ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERFERON RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030934873     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/24.5.982     Document Type: Article

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