Immunity and rickettsial infection: a review.
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Immunity to rickettsiae is enhanced by both T-lymphocytes and humoral antibodies; however, the principal effector of rickettsial killing is the macrophage. Lymphokines may play an important role. There is undoubtedly a complex in vivo interaction between the immune, phagocytic, and inflammatory host defenses against these obligate intracellular bacteria.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Acta tropica
دوره 40 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983