Expression of MxA protein in blood lymphocytes discriminates between viral and bacterial infections in febrile children

Pediatric Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 647-650

  Halminen, Markus ^a   Ilonen, Jorma ^a   Julkunen, Ilkka ^b   Ruuskanen, Olli ^a   Simell, Olli ^a   Mäkelä, Mika J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; INTERFERON;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHILD; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030936102     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199705000-00008     Document Type: Article

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