Adrenocorticotropic hormone and cortisol levels in relation to inflammatory response and disease severity in children with meningococcal disease

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 184, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1532-1537

  Van Woensel, Job B M ^a   Biezeveld, Maarten H ^a,c   Alders, Anne Marie ^a   Eerenberg, Ank J M ^c   Endert, Erik ^b   Hack, Erik C ^c   Von Rosenstiel, Ines A ^a   Kuijpers, Taco W ^a,c  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOTROPIN; CYTOKINE; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; BACTEREMIA; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0035892933     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/324673     Document Type: Article

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