Increased levels of lipopolysaccharide binding protein in plasma in children with Kawasaki disease

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 205-206

  Takeshita, Seiichiro ^a   Tsujimoto, Hiroshi ^a   Kawase, Hiroko ^a   Kawamura, Youichi ^a   Sekine, Isao ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INFANT; LETTER; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION;

ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS; BACTEREMIA; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME;

EID: 0036147786     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.9.1.205-206.2002     Document Type: Letter

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