Acute phase proteins as markers of systemic illness in acute diarrhoea

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 259-264

  Darling, J C ^a,d   Filteau, S M ^a   Kitundu, J A ^b   Kingamkono, R R ^c   Msengi, A E ^b   Tomkins, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MUHIMBILI MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^c Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre   (Tanzania)

^d ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute diarrhoea; Acute phase proteins; CRP; Infection; Malaria

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN; AMYLOID A PROTEIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INFUSION FLUID; OROSOMUCOID;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TANZANIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; TANZANIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033003583     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259950169990     Document Type: Article

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