Anti-interleukin-8 auto-antibodies in cerebrospinal fluid of children with purulent meningitis

Pediatrics International

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 139-142

  Takasaki, Jiro ^a   Ogawa, Yunosuke ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Auto antibody; Cerebrospinal fluid; Interleukin 8; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 8; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 8;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INFANT; MEASUREMENT; MENINGITIS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUTOANTIBODIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERLEUKIN-8; MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; REFERENCE VALUES; SUPPURATION;

EID: 0034059026     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200X.2000.01198.x     Document Type: Article

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