Implications of Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius hemagglutinins in the pathogenesis of Brazilian purpuric fever

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 74-80

  Barbosa, Sônia F C ^a   Hoshino Shimizu, Sumie ^a   Alkmin, Maria Das Graças A ^a   Goto, Hiro ^b  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN; HEMAGGLUTININ;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAZILIAN PURPURIC FEVER; CELL TYPE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; PURPURA; RABBIT; THROMBUS;

EID: 0037560122     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/375739     Document Type: Article

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