Pregnant women infected with pandemic H1N1pdm2009 influenza virus displayed overproduction of peripheral blood CD69+ lymphocytes and increased levels of serum cytokines.

Pregnant women infected with pandemic H1N1pdm2009 influenza virus displayed overproduction of peripheral blood CD69+ lymphocytes and increased levels of serum cytokines.

The first pandemic of the 21st century occurred in 2009 and was caused by the H1N1pdm influenza A virus. Severe cases of H1N1pdm infection in adults are characterized by sustained immune activation, whereas pregnant women are prone to more severe forms of influenza, with increased morbi-mortality. D...

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Main Authors: Arturo Cérbulo-Vázquez, Ricardo Figueroa-Damián, Lourdes A Arriaga-Pizano, Edgar Hernández-Andrade, Ismael Mancilla-Herrera, Luis Angel Flores-Mejía, Gabriel Arteaga-Troncoso, Constantino López-Macías, Armando Isibasi, Javier Mancilla-Ramírez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107900

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