Possibilities to Modulate the Immune Response during Infections
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Immunomodulating drugs are important tools in the treatment of infectious diseases, especially hepatitis. The authors present different classes of immunomodulators that are currently in use. After the era of antibiotherapy and of augmentation of host defense through immunizations, the time has come for immunomodulation substances to be reevaluated. Becausemultidrug antibiotic resistance has turned into amajormedical problem, intensive research has been done in the field of immunomodulation.
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