Viral detection and tumor necrosis factor alpha profile in tracheal aspirates from children with suspicion of myocarditis

Diagnostic Molecular Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-27

  Carturan, Elisa ^a   Milanesi, Ornella ^b   Kato, Yasuchica ^c   Giacometti, Cinzia ^a   Biffanti, Roberta ^b   Thiene, Gaetano ^a   Calabrese, Fiorella ^a,d  

^a Departments of Medical Diagnostic Science and Special Therapies   (Italy)

^b Departments of Pediatrics   (Italy)

^c Dagger Department of Internal Medicine   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

TNFa; Viral myocarditis, tracheal aspirate

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; MYOCARDITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; TRACHEAL BIOPSY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME; BLOOD; EVALUATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; SUCTION; TRACHEA; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SUCTION; TRACHEA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 41749105325     PISSN: 10529551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PDM.0b013e318070dce6     Document Type: Article

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