Local antibody production and respiratory syncytial virus infection in children with leukaemia
Taylor CE;Craft AW;Kernahan J;Millman R;Reid MM;Scott R;Toms GL;;
Journal of medical virology1990Vol. 30pp. -
304
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Abstract
Children undergoing therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) are at increased risk of severe viral respiratory infection, and some find it difficult to terminate virus secretion. This increased severity may result from a defect in the mucosal immune response. To test this hypothesis, nasal im …