Pneumocystis carinii colonization in the absence of immunosuppression

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 591-593

  Armbruster, Christine ^a   Hassl, Andreas ^b   Kriwanek, Stefan ^c  

^a Pulmologisches Zentrum   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c KRANKENANSTALT RUDOLFSTIFTUNG   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0031432533     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549709035900     Document Type: Article

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