IFN-gamma at the site of infection determines rate of clearance of infection in cryptococcal meningitis.
In animal models, immunity to cryptococcal infection, as in many chronic fungal and bacterial infections, is associated with a granulomatous inflammatory response, intact cell-mediated immunity, and a Th1 pattern of cytokine release. To examine the correlates of human immunity to cryptococcal infect...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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