Persistence of cell-mediated immunity to vaccinia virus [5]

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 196, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 805-806

  Kim, Sung Han ^a   Oh, Myoung Don ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FATALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALLPOX; T LYMPHOCYTE; VACCINIA VIRUS; VIRUS IMMUNITY;

ADULT; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; SMALLPOX; SMALLPOX VACCINE; TIME FACTORS; VACCINIA VIRUS;

EID: 34548078688     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/520519     Document Type: Letter

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