Immune response in patients with typhoid fever
- Author:
Ha Dang Le
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
typhoid
- MeSH:
Typhoid Fever;
Autoimmunity
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2000;(4):27-31
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The immune status in 26 typhoid fever patients has been studied. They are 15 males, 112 females from 16 to 30 years old. This study reveals that: during the fever period of the disease, pronounced disturbances in immune, homeostasis are observed, which are manifested by lymphopenia, with a considerable rise of natural killer (NK) and active rosette forming cells (Ea). At the period of convalescence, the parameters decreased to normal value, except a mild increase of immunoglobulin (IgM, IgG)
