CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia in severe pulmonary tuberculosis without evidence of human immunodeficiency virus infection

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 422-426

  Pilheu, J A ^a,b   De Salvo, M C ^a   Gonzalez, J ^a   Rey, D ^a   Elias, M C ^a   Ruppi, M C ^a  

^a Tornu Hospital   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

CD4 CD8; Severe tuberculosis; T lymphocytopenia

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CD4 CD8 RATIO; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4-CD8 RATIO; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; T-LYMPHOCYTOPENIA, IDIOPATHIC CD4-POSITIVE; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0031243353     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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