Cytokines enhance neutrophils from human immunodeficiency virus- negative donors and AIDS patients to inhibit the growth of Mycobacterium avium in vitro

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 891-900

  Newman, Gale W ^a   Guarnaccia, Joseph R ^c   Remold, Heinz G ^c   Kazanjian Jr , Powel H ^b  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOREGULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030982870     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513987     Document Type: Article

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