Cytokine expression profiles associated with distinct clinical courses in hepatitis a virus-infected children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 870-871

  Fierro, Nora A ^a,b   Escobedo Melendez, Griselda ^a   De Paz, Lisbeth ^a   Realpe, Mauricio ^a   Roman, Sonia ^a,b   Panduro, Arturo ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL CIVIL DE GUADALAJARA FRAY ANTONIO ALCALDE   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

children; cytokines; hepatitis A virus; liver injury

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOKINES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 84863982985     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318258e808     Document Type: Article

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