Circulating levels of interleukin-17A and interleukin-23 are increased in patients with gonococcal infection
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عنوان ژورنال: FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0928-8244
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2010.00759.x