Tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6, and interleukin-8 secretion and the acute-phase response in patients with bacterial and tuberculous osteomyelitis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1582-1587

  Evans, Carlton A W ^b   Jellis, John ^c   Hughes, Sean P F ^c   Romick, Daniel G ^c   Friedland, Jon S ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0031779807     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515313     Document Type: Article

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