TLR polymorphisms and the risk of invasive fungal infections

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 359, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 1836-1838

  Pamer, Eric G ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; DROSOMYCIN; ECHINOCANDIN; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; EDITORIAL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INNATE IMMUNITY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 54949153719     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe0806412     Document Type: Editorial

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