Comparison of interferon-γ, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor for priming leukocyte- mediated hyphal damage of opportunistic fungal pathogens

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1038-1041

  Gaviria, J Milton ^a   Van Burik, Jo Anne H ^a   Dale, David C ^a   Root, Richard K ^a   Liles, W Conrad ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUSARIUM SOLANI; GRANULOCYTE; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; LEUKOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FUNGI; GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LEUKOCYTES; NEUTROPHILS;

EID: 0032902415     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314679     Document Type: Article

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