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Induction of A. fumigatus-specific CD4-positive T cells in patients recovering from invasive aspergillosis.
Haematologica - 1 Jul 2014
Jolink Hetty, Hagedoorn Renate S, Lagendijk Ellen L, Drijfhout Jan W, van Dissel Jaap T, Falkenburg J H Frederik, Heemskerk Mirjam H M
Abstract excerpt
After allogeneic stem cell transplantation patients are at risk of invasive aspergillosis, especially during the period of neutropenia. Recent data suggest that impaired T-cell immune reconstitution after transplantation plays an important role in this increased risk. In this study we investigated whether Aspergillus-specific T cells are involved in the recovery from invasive aspergillosis by analyzing the...
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