Lymphopenia and neutrophilia in SARS are related to the prevailing serum cortisol [2]

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 382-384

  Panesar, N S ^a   Lam, C W K ^a   Chan, M H M ^a   Wong, C K ^a   Sung, J J Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; MACROLIDE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIBAVIRIN; STEROID; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; APOPTOSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORONAVIRUS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE MIGRATION; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; NEUTROPHILIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; T LYMPHOCYTE;

HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOPENIA; NEUTROPHILS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 2942516017     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2004.01347.x     Document Type: Letter

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