Monocyte phagolysosomal fusion in children born to human immunodeficiency virus-infected mothers

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 24-28

  Pittis, María Gabriela ^a   Prada, Federico ^a   Mangano, Andrea ^a   Pérez, Laura ^a   Sternik, Gabriel ^a   Redondo, Julia ^a   Bologna, Rosa ^a   Sen, Luisa ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Human immunodeficiency virus; monocyte phagolysosomal fusion

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYSOSOME; MONOCYTE; NEWBORN INFECTION; PHAGOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHAGOSOMES;

EID: 0031058004     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199701000-00006     Document Type: Article

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