Change in serum concentrations of interleukin-2 and interferon-γ during treatment of tuberculosis

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 324-330

  Berktas, Mustafa ^a   Guducuoglu, H ^a   Bozkurt, H ^a   Onbasi, K T ^a   Kurtoglu, M G ^a   Andic, S ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cellular immunity; Cytokines; Interferon ; Interleukin 2; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; ETHAMBUTOL; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442666715     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000403200313     Document Type: Article

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