Immunotherapy using IL-2 and GM-CSF is a potential treatment for multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 800-806

  Zhang, YongRong ^a   Liu, Jian ^a   Wang, Yong ^b   Xian, QiaoYang ^b   Shao, LingYun ^c   Yang, Zhong ^d   Wang, XiaoNing ^a,d  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

GM CSF; IL 2; immunotherapy; MDR TB; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MUS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84867131103     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-012-4368-x     Document Type: Article

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