Inverted ratio of inducer to suppressor T-lymphocyte subsets in drug abusers with opportunistic infections
Moll B, Emeson E, Small C, Friedland G, Klein R, Spigland I. Inverted ratio of inducer to suppressor T-lymphocyte subsets in drug abusers with opportunistic infections. Clinical Immunology 1982, 25: 417-423. PMID: 6218947, DOI: 10.1016/0090-1229(82)90206-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT lymphocyte subsetsOpportunistic infectionsOnly opportunistic infectionPercentage of T8Pneumocystis carinii pneumoniaPercentage of T4Ratio of inducerCutaneous anergyCarinii pneumoniaImmune statusPeripheral bloodOral candidiasisProliferative responsePatientsDrug abusersDrug abuseMarked reductionInfectionP. cariniiLymphocytesFurther evidencePneumoniaAnergyHistoplasmosisCandidiasis