IgG2 immunodeficiency: Association to pediatric patients with bacterial meningoencephalitis

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 141-145

  Escobar Pérez, Xiomara ^a   Dorta Contreras, Alberto J ^a   Interián Morales, Maria Teresa ^a   Noris García, Elena ^a   Ferrá Valdés, Maritza ^a  

^a Hospital Pediátrico San Miguel del Padrón   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Albumin; Cerebrospinal fluid; IgG subclass; IgG2 deficiency; Meningitis; Serum

Indexed keywords

ALBUMINOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ALBUMINS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GAMMA-GLOBULINS; HUMANS; IGG DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 0034155166     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2000000100021     Document Type: Article

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