TY - JOUR
T1 - Immune balance in the cytomegalovirus-infected host
T2 - In vitro studies of virus-lymphocyte interactions and the effects on specific lymphocyte function
AU - Casali, P.
AU - Rice, G. P.A.
AU - Oldstone, M. B.A.
PY - 1984
Y1 - 1984
N2 - An interesting aspect of CMV as a human pathogen lies in its propensity for producing disease in persons with impaired or immature immunity. When immune defense in a human host loses the upper hand, as during pregnancy, the congenital, neonatal, or perinatal periods, or at times of renal, bone marrow or other allograft transplantation, the balance frequently tips to favor CMV infection.
AB - An interesting aspect of CMV as a human pathogen lies in its propensity for producing disease in persons with impaired or immature immunity. When immune defense in a human host loses the upper hand, as during pregnancy, the congenital, neonatal, or perinatal periods, or at times of renal, bone marrow or other allograft transplantation, the balance frequently tips to favor CMV infection.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 6329358
AN - SCOPUS:0021719992
SN - 0547-6844
VL - 20
SP - 149
EP - 159
JO - Birth Defects: Original Article Series
JF - Birth Defects: Original Article Series
IS - 1
ER -