Direct association between pharyngeal viral secretion and host cytokine response in severe pandemic influenza
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Severe disease caused by 2009 pandemic influenza A/H1N1virus is characterized by the presence of hypercytokinemia. The origin of the exacerbated cytokine response is unclear. As observed previously, uncontrolled influenza virus repli...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-08-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/232 |