Immune Mediators of protective and pathogenic immune responses in patients with mild and fatal human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis

Immune Mediators of protective and pathogenic immune responses in patients with mild and fatal human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Ehrlichia chaffeens</it>is is a bacterial pathogen that causes fatal human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME) that mimic toxic shock-like syndrome. Murine studies indicate that over activation of cellular immunity followed...

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Main Authors: Ismail Nahed, Walker David H, Ghose Purnima, Tang Yi-Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:BMC Immunology
Subjects:
Human ehrlichiosis
Toxic shock
T cells
Cytokines
Chemokines
Apoptosis
Ehrlichiosis
Pro-inflammatory cytokines
Death Receptors
Th1 response
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/13/26

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