Specific changes in peripheral blood lymphocyte phenotype from burn patients. Probable origin of the thermal injury-related lymphocytopenia.

doi:10.1016/0305-4179(91)90101-l

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Specific changes in peripheral blood lymphocyte phenotype from burn patients. Probable origin of the thermal injury-related lymphocytopenia.

Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - 1 Jun 1991

Maldonado M D, Venturoli A, Franco A, Nunez-Roldan A

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T-lymphocyte subsets from 27 severely burned patients and 32 controls were analysed using monoclonal antibody immunofluorescent staining and flow cytometry. Compared to normal controls, burn patients showed a remarkable reduction in absolute number of CD3-lymphocytes in the 48 h following injury,...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Antigens, CD
Burns
Cell Count
Flow Cytometry
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Humans
Lymphopenia
Middle Aged
Phenotype
T-Lymphocytes

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