Reply to plötz et al

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 208, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1924-1925

  Mella, Cesar ^a   Hall, Mark W ^a   Ramilo, Octavio ^a   Mejias, Asuncion ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOMODULATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; LETTER; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION;

BRONCHIOLITIS, VIRAL; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84888618728     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit514     Document Type: Letter

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