The immunoprotective niche--a new pathogenic mechanism for syphilis, the systemic mycoses and other infectious diseases.

Antibody Formation Biological Evolution Coccidioidomycosis/immunology Ecology Female Graft Rejection Humans Immune Tolerance Immunity, Cellular Male Models, Biological Mycoses/etiology Neoplasms/immunology Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/immunology Syphilis/etiology,immunology Syphilis Serodiagnosis Transplantation Immunology Vaccination