Iron and its relation to immunity and infectious disease

The continuing unresolved debate over the interaction of iron and infection indicates a need for quantitative review of clinical morbidity outcomes. Iron deficiency is associated with reversible abnormalities of immune function, but it is difficult to demonstrate the severity and relevance of these...

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Published in:	The Journal of nutrition Vol. 131; no. 2S-2; p. 616S
Main Author:	Oppenheimer, S J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-02-2001
Subjects:	Administration, Oral Animals Antibody Formation Bacterial Infections - etiology Bacterial Infections - immunology Breast Feeding Confidence Intervals Confounding Factors (Epidemiology) Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic Disease Susceptibility Endemic Diseases Female Humans Immunity, Cellular Immunocompromised Host Incidence Infant Infection - epidemiology Infection - etiology Infection - immunology Iron - administration & dosage Iron - adverse effects Iron - deficiency Lactoferrin - pharmacology Lactoferrin - physiology Malaria - epidemiology Malaria - etiology Malaria - immunology Milk Models, Animal Odds Ratio Parasitic Diseases - etiology Parasitic Diseases - immunology Pneumonia - epidemiology Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - etiology Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - immunology Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - prevention & control Prospective Studies Time Factors Transferrin - pharmacology Transferrin - physiology
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