Immune response in patients with persistent candiduria and occult candidemia

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1361-1364

  Talluri, Giridhar ^a   Marella, Venkata K ^a   Shirazian, Djamshid ^a   Wise, Gilbert J ^a  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida; Cytokines

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERSISTENT INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0032819150     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68288-2     Document Type: Article

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