Genetic polymorphisms and susceptibility to infection in neonates

Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 317-320

  Chirico, Gaetano ^a   Chiappa, Sara ^a  

^a Spedali Civili ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 6; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA SEQUENCE; EDITORIAL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOREGULATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 70350754665     PISSN: 13057707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2009-0208     Document Type: Editorial

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