Evaluation of thrombomodulin and tumor necrosis factor-levels in patients with hemolytic urémie syndrome caused by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection

Japanese Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 60-64

  Yamamoto, Takashi ^a,b   Isokawa, Sadayuki ^a   Miyata, Hiroshi ^a   Yoshioka, Kazuo ^a  

^a National Sengokusou Hospital   (Japan)

^b KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli O157IH7; Hemolytic ur mie syndrome; Thrombomodulin; Tumor necrosis factor a

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; THROMBOMODULIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ENTEROCOLITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTEROCOLITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; THROMBOMODULIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0033111597     PISSN: 03852385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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