Immunotherapies in infectious diseases.
The development of an infection involves interplay between the host's immune system and the virulence of the infecting microorganism. The traditional treatment of an infection involves antimicrobial chemotherapy to kill the organism. The use of immunotherapies in infections includes treatment options that modulate the immune response and can lead to control of infections. These therapies are expected to become more important therapeutic options with the increase in infections due to multidrug-resistant organisms and the increasing number of immunocompromised patients.
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Vivek
V
Kak
Vidya
V
Sundareshan
Jignesh
J
Modi
Nancy Misri
NM
Khardori
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000634:Aminoquinolines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000992:Antitoxins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D000077271:Imiquimod; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007239:Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy*; D007369:Interferon Inducers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007378:Interleukins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011486:Protein C / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000634:Aminoquinolines; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000992:Antitoxins; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D003115:Colony-Stimulating Factors; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D007369:Interferon Inducers; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D007378:Interleukins; D011486:Protein C; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D000077271:Imiquimod; C100416:peginterferon alfa-2a