The immunopathogenesis of meningococcal disease
| Autor: | D J Unsworth, Amanda Kvalsvig |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
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animal diseases Reviews Meningococcal Infections chemical and pharmacologic phenomena Meningococcal disease Pathology and Forensic Medicine Disease susceptibility Immune system Risk Factors Humans Medicine Immunity Mucosal business.industry Carrier state Disease progression General Medicine biochemical phenomena metabolism and nutrition medicine.disease Carrier State Immunology Disease Progression Cytokines bacteria Disease Susceptibility business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Pathology. 56:417-422 |
| ISSN: | 0021-9746 |
| Popis: | This review describes the mechanisms of the immune response to meningococcal disease, examining the extent to which individual variation of the immune response can determine susceptibility. It concludes by summarising the difficulties encountered by recent efforts to develop new immunomodulatory treatments. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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