The effects of live Streptococcus pneumoniae and tumor necrosis factor-α on neutrophil oxidative burst and β2-integrin expression

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 125-129

  Kragsbjerg, P ^a   Fredlund, H ^a  

^a ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Neutrophils; Oxidative burst; Streptococcus pneumoniae; 2 integrin

Indexed keywords

BETA2 INTEGRIN; CD11B ANTIGEN; CD18 ANTIGEN; ICE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESPIRATORY BURST; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0035295425     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2001.00216.x     Document Type: Article

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