Low serum cortisol in combination with high adrenocorticotrophic hormone concentrations are associated with poor outcome in children with severe meningococcal disease

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 330-336

  De Kleijn, Ester D ^a   Joosten, Koen F M ^a   Van Rijn, Boukje ^a   Westerterp, Marinke ^a   De Groot, Ronald ^a   Hokken Koelega, Anita C S ^a   Hazelzet, Jan A ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adrenal response; Adrenocorticotrophic hormone; Cortisol; Cytokines; Meningococcal disease; Outcome

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CENTOXIN; CORTICOTROPIN; FIBRINOGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 6; LACTIC ACID; PROTEIN C; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEPSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PROGNOSIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036223608     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200204000-00013     Document Type: Article

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