Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in carriage and disease: A difference in IgA1 protease activity levels

JAMA

Volumn 287, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 1699-1705

  Vitovski, Srdjan ^a   Dunkin, Kim T ^b   Howard, Anthony J ^b,c   Sayers, Jon R ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b YSBYTY GWYNEDD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A1; LINK PROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEINASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SPUTUM; THROAT CULTURE;

EID: 0037012477     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.287.13.1699     Document Type: Article

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