Value of serum procalcitonin and interleukin-6 in patients with bullous impetigo and staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1028-1029

  Zeng, Ming ^a   Guo, Ze ^a   Shen, SongKe ^a   Liu, ShengXiu ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DESMOGLEIN 1; EXFOLIATIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; PROCALCITONIN; CALCITONIN; IL6 PROTEIN, HUMAN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

CELL COUNTER; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMPETIGO BULLOSA; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REMISSION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SCALDED SKIN SYNDROME; TURBIDIMETRY; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; IMPETIGO; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

BIOMARKERS; CALCITONIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPETIGO; INFANT; INTERLEUKIN-6; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SCALDED SKIN SYNDROME;

EID: 84913530773     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.12638     Document Type: Letter

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