Protective immunity in coccidioidomycosis

Research in Immunology

Volumn 149, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 417-428

  Cox, R A ^a   Magee, D M ^a  

^a Texas Center for Infectious Disease   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AIRBORNE INFECTION; COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; INFECTION RISK; LIFE CYCLE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VACCINATION;

EID: 0032079195     PISSN: 09232494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2494(98)80765-7     Document Type: Article

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