Iron and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 123-126

  Lounis, N ^a   Truffot Pernot, C ^a   Grosset, J ^a   Gordeuk, V R ^a   Boelaert, J R ^a  

^a General Hospital St Jan   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Iron; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

FERRIC AMMONIUM CITRATE; FERROUS SULFATE; HAPTOGLOBIN; IRON; IRON POLYMALTOSE; TRANSFERRIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IRON STORAGE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HAPTOGLOBINS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IRON; IRON OVERLOAD; LUNG; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SPLEEN; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0035144931     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-6532(00)00136-0     Document Type: Article

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