Association of mannose-binding lectin deficiency with cryptosporidiosis

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 295-296

  Wanyiri, Jane ^a   Ward, Honorine ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN;

CHILD; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HAPLOTYPE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MALNUTRITION; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN DEFICIENCY; MBL2 GENE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HAITI; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; INFANT; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN;

EID: 33746070805     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/505401     Document Type: Note

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