Investigation of T cell receptors in the peripheral blood of patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-43

  Akbulut, H ^a   Deveci, F ^a   Celik, I ^a   Ilhan, F ^a   Turgut, T ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alpha beta T cell; Gamma delta T cell; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CD3+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; T LYMPHOCYTE ALPHA BETA; T LYMPHOCYTE GAMMA DELTA; TARGET CELL; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 59049106092     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0255-0857(21)01751-5     Document Type: Article

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