Active immunity to Pneumocystis carinii reinfection in T-cell-depleted mice
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A new model of Pneumocystis carinii infection in mice selectively depleted of helper T lymphocytes.
Pulmonary infections with Pneumocystis carinii are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with AIDS. P. carinii infections are seen in patients with decreased numbers of helper T lymphocytes, suggesting that these cells are important in preventing infection. To test this hypothesis, we sought to establish experimental infection with P. carinii in mice selectively depleted of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Immunity
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0019-9567,1098-5522
DOI: 10.1128/iai.63.7.2391-2395.1995