Proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in meningococcal disease

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 453-454

  Riordan, F Andrew I ^a,b   Marzouk, Omnia ^a   Thomson, Alistair P J ^a   Sills, John A ^a   Hart, C Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interleukin 10; Meningococcal infection; Septic shock

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 10;

ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MORTALITY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK;

EID: 0029960578     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.75.5.453     Document Type: Article

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