Hyperresistinemia - a novel feature in systemic infection during human pregnancy

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 358-369

  Mazaki Tovi, Shali ^a,b   Vaisbuch, Edi ^a,b   Romero, Roberto ^a,b,c   Kusanovic, Juan Pedro ^a,b   Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn ^a,b   Kim, Sun Kwon ^a,b   Ogge, Giovanna ^a,b   Yoon, Bo Hyun ^d   Dong, Zhong ^a,b   Gonzalez, Juan M ^a,b   Gervasi, Maria Teresa ^e   Hassan, Sonia S ^a,b  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b HUTZEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute bacterial infection; Adipokines; Body mass index; Cytokine; Pyelonephritis; Resistin; Systemic inflammatory response syndrome; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

RESISTIN;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERRESISTINEMIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PYELONEPHRITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953080594     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2010.00809.x     Document Type: Article

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