Immune Modulation as Adjunctive Therapy for Pneumocystis pneumonia
Pneumocystis is an opportunistic fungal respiratory pathogen that causes life-threatening pneumonia (Pcp) in patients suffering from defects in cell-mediated immunity, including those with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and immunosuppression secondary to chemotherapy or organ transplantat...
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Main Authors: | Jing Wang, Terry W. Wright, Francis Gigliotti |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2011-01-01
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Series: | Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/918038 |
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