Cytokine secretion in children with acute Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection and wheeze

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 122-127

  Esposito, Susanna ^a   Droghetti, Roberta ^a   Bosis, Samantha ^a   Claut, Laura ^a   Marchisio, Paola ^a   Principi, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Cytokines; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ECZEMA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHEEZING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-2; INTERLEUKIN-4; INTERLEUKIN-5; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 0036320097     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.10139     Document Type: Article

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