Anti-mycobacterial treatment reduces high plasma levels of CXC-chemokines detected in active tuberculosis by cytometric bead array

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1039-1041

  Almeida, Caroline de Souza ^a   Abramo, Clarice ^a   Alves, Caio César de Souza ^a   Mazzoccoli, Luciano ^a   Ferreira, Ana Paula ^a   Teixeira, Henrique Couto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chemokines; Chemotherapy; Cytometric bead array; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 71149100277     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000700018     Document Type: Article

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