Th1/Th2 immune response in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in children with severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 188-190

  Kang, Yan Meng ^a   Ding, Ming Jie ^a   Han, Yu Ling ^a   Wang, Shi Fu ^a   Ma, Xiang ^a   Li, Hua ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; Child; Severe mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia; Th1 Th2

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CYTOKINE RESPONSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOREIGN BODY ASPIRATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; TH1 TH2 BALANCE;

ADOLESCENT; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-4; MALE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 79957451453     PISSN: 10088830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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