Susceptibility to serious viral disease in pregnancy - A problem of immune regulation?

Current Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 166-167

  Van Zyl, Gert ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHICKENPOX; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HEPATITIS E; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOREGULATION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MEASLES; MORTALITY; NIDATION; PANDEMIC; PNEUMONIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REACTIVATION; WART VIRUS;

EID: 73349126999     PISSN: 16093607     EISSN: 16093607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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