Bacterial coating with immunoglobulins on the palatine tonsils during infectious mononucleosis: Immunocytochemical study with gold markers

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 101-105

  Stenfors, L E ^a   Bye, H M ^a   Raisanen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bacterial Adhesion; Epstein Barr Virus Infections; Immunity, Mucosal; Inflammation; Tonsillitis

Indexed keywords

GOLD; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MALE; PALATINE TONSIL; PHARYNGITIS; TONSILLITIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GOLD; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0035117862     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0022215011907686     Document Type: Article

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