Impaired bactericidal and fungicidal activities of neutrophils in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome

Leukemia Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 331-333

  Fianchi, Luana ^a   Leone, Giuseppe ^a   Posteraro, Brunella ^a   Sanguinetti, Maurizio ^a   Guidi, Francesco ^a   Valentini, Caterina Giovanna ^a   Voso, Maria Teresa ^a   Pagano, Livio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infections; Killing activity; Myelodysplasia; Neutrophils

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL ISOLATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHRONIC MYELOMONOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LEUKOCYTE FUNCTION; MALE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELLS, CULTURED; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOMONOCYTIC, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; NEUTROPHILS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84855932885     PISSN: 01452126     EISSN: 18735835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2011.11.012     Document Type: Article

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