A comparison of IL-2 levels in nasopharyngeal and endotracheal aspirates of babies with respiratory syncytial viral bronchiolitis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 4 II, 1998, Pages 618-620

  Joshi, Preeti ^a   Kakakios, Alyson ^a   Jayasekera, Jerome ^a   Isaacs, David ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cytokine; IL 2; Nasopharynx; Respiratory syncytial virus

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BRONCHIOLITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFANT; NASOPHARYNX; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; TRACHEA; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031737168     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(98)70278-7     Document Type: Article

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