Abstract
The authors studied 5 children affected with a pneumopathy by Chlamydia psittaci. They discuss the effects of a transitory immunodeficiency relative to NK cells in predisposing little patients to the infective disease.
MeSH terms
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Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
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Antibody Formation
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Child
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Chlamydia trachomatis / immunology
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Chlamydophila pneumoniae / immunology
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Chlamydophila psittaci / immunology
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Humans
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Immunity, Cellular
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Killer Cells, Natural / immunology
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Pneumonia, Bacterial / immunology*
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Psittacosis / immunology*