Reduced lymphocyte-mediated antifungal capacity in high-risk infants

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 129-133

  Witek Janusek, Linda ^a   Shareef, Maliha J ^a   Mathews, Herbert L ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL ADHESION; CYTOTOXICITY TESTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0036642457     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/341293     Document Type: Article

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