Cytokine release by lipopolysaccharide-stimulated whole blood from patients with typhoid fever.
The ex vivo cytokine response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of whole blood from patients with typhoid fever was investigated. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha release by LPS-stimulated blood was found to be lower during acute typhoid fever than after a course of antimicrobial therapy (P
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2002
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