Reprogramming of immune system cures child with often-fatal fungal infection

(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) In the June 11 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, a team of UCLA physicians and scientists describes the first case of immune modulation being used to cure a severe and often fatal fungal infection. The team 'retuned' a 4-year-old's immune system so that it could fight off disseminated coccidioidomycosis.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news