Cytokine activation in purulent pericarditis caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 419-421

  de Souza, Alexandre Leite ^a   Marques Salgado, Maristela ^b   Romano, Carla C ^c   Alkmin, Maria das Graças Adelino ^b   Sztajnbok, Jaques ^a   Vidal, José E ^a   Duarte, Alberto J S ^c   Seguro, Antonio Carlos ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INFECTOLOGIA EMÍLIO RIBAS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Counterimmunoelectrophoresis; Cytokines; Latex agglutination tests; Neisseria meningitidis; Pericarditis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CASE REPORT; COUNTER IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MALE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, SEROGROUP C; PERICARDITIS; SUPPURATION;

EID: 33751205059     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.09.042     Document Type: Article

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