Journal of Infection and Public Health
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 136-140 , 2009

Evaluation of interleukin-10 production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa induced acute pyelonephritis

  • Rahul Mittal

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
    • Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Division of Infectious Diseases, MS#51, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, USA. Tel.: +1 323 361 5809.
    • ,
  • Saroj Sharma

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
    • ,
  • Sanjay Chhibber

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
    • ,
  • Kusum Harjai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

Received 25 May 2009 ,Revised 9 June 2009 ,Accepted 13 June 2009.

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PII: S1876-0341(09)00051-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2009.06.002

Journal of Infection and Public Health
Volume 2, Issue 3 , Pages 136-140 , 2009

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