Cytokines in haemolytic uraemic syndrome associated with verocytotoxin- producing Eschrichia coli infection

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 145-147

  Inward, C D ^a   Varagunam, M ^b   Adu, D ^b   Milford, D V ^a   Taylor, C M ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Haemolytic uraemic syndrome; Verocytotoxin producing Escherichia coli

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VEROTOXIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0030885133     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.77.2.145     Document Type: Article

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