Functional polymorphisms in the gene encoding macrophage migration inhibitory factor are associated with gram-negative bacteremia in older adults

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 209, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 764-768

  Das, Rituparna ^a,b   Subrahmanyan, Lakshman ^b   Yang, Ivana V ^c   Van Duin, David ^b,d   Levy, Rebecca ^b   Piecychna, Marta ^b   Leng, Lin ^b   Montgomery, Ruth R ^b   Shaw, Albert ^b   Schwartz, David A ^c   Bucala, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

gram negative infection; immune response; macrophage; MIF

Indexed keywords

GRAM-NEGATIVE INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MACROPHAGE; MIF;

BACTEREMIA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTRAMOLECULAR OXIDOREDUCTASES; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION-INHIBITORY FACTORS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

EID: 84894270219     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit571     Document Type: Article

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