In vitro effects of clarithromycin on human polymorphonuclear leukocyte functions

Chemotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 198-203

  Kadir, Tanju ^a   Izzetin, Fikret Vehbin ^a   Çevikbaş, Adile ^a   Johansson, Candan B ^a   Clark, Philip ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adherence; Chemotaxis; Clarithromycin; Phagocytosis candidacidal capacity; Superoxide anion generation

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; SUPEROXIDE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE ADHERENCE; LEUKOCYTE FUNCTION; NEUTROPHIL; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TABLET;

EID: 0034116490     PISSN: 00093157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000007279     Document Type: Article

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