Disseminated bacille Calmette-Guerin infection in an infant with a novel deletion in the interferon-gamma receptor gene

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 791-794

  Cunningham, J A ^a   Kellner, J D ^a   Bridge, P J ^a   Trevenen, C L ^a   McLeod, D R ^a   Davies, H D ^a  

^a ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

BCG; Immunodeficiency; Interferon gamma receptor

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; GAMMA INTERFERON;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CANADA; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; KNOCKOUT GENE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR GENE;

BCG VACCINE; BIOPSY; FATAL OUTCOME; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT; INTERFERON TYPE II; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; RECEPTORS, INTERFERON; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0033841836     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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