Neutrophil deficiency and dysfunction in HIV-infected patients

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 56, Issue 24 SUPPL. 5, 1999, Pages

  Pitrak, David L ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Filgrastim; Hematopoietic agents; HIV infections

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

APOPTOSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033572312     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/56.suppl_5.s9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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