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Systemic T Cell Subsets and Cytokines in Patients With Homozygous Sickle Cell Disease and Asymptomatic Urinary Tract Infections in Togo

Christèle Nguepou Tchopba, Gnatoulma Katawa, Essohana Padaro, Pélagie Edlom Tchadié, Simplice Damintoti Karou, Ahoefa Vovor and Yaovi Ameyapoh
Ochsner Journal June 2021, 21 (2) 163-172; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.20.0061
Christèle Nguepou Tchopba
1Unité de Recherche en Immunologie et Immuno-modulation (UR2IM)/Laboratoire de Microbiologie et de Contrôle Qualité des Denrées Alimentaires (LAMICODA)/Ecole Supérieure des Techniques Biologiques et Alimentaires (ESTBA)-Université de Lomé, Togo, West Africa
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2Département des Sciences Fondamentales, Faculté des Sciences de la Santé (FSS)-Université de Lomé, Togo, West Africa
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Simplice Damintoti Karou
1Unité de Recherche en Immunologie et Immuno-modulation (UR2IM)/Laboratoire de Microbiologie et de Contrôle Qualité des Denrées Alimentaires (LAMICODA)/Ecole Supérieure des Techniques Biologiques et Alimentaires (ESTBA)-Université de Lomé, Togo, West Africa
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