Do multiple concurrent infections in African children cause irreversible immunological damage?

Immunology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125-132

  Glennie, Sarah J ^a   Nyirenda, Moffat ^a   Williams, Neil A ^b   Heyderman, Robert S ^a,b  

^a MALAWI LIVERPOOL WELLCOME TRUST CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquired immunity; Human; Infectious disease; Malnutrition; Maternal health

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; BCG VACCINE; CD38 ANTIGEN; CNTO-1275; GAMMA INTERFERON; HLA DR ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 7; LACTOFERRIN; LYSOZYME; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; USTEKINUMAB;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; AFRICA; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DENDRITIC CELL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIXED INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALMONELLOSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL STATUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; T LYMPHOCYTE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

AFRICA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HUMANS;

EID: 84855848880     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: 13652567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2011.03523.x     Document Type: Review

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