Stability of cutaneous anergy in women with or at risk for HIV infection

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 238-244

  Klein, Robert S ^a,f   Sobel, Jack ^b   Flanigan, Timothy ^c   Smith, Dawn ^d   Margolick, Joseph B ^e  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular immunity; Cutaneous anergy; Delayed type hypersensitivity; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLONAL ANERGY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST;

CANDIDA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0032946877     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199903010-00004     Document Type: Article

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