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Acute Chemokine Response in the Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid of Children with Enterovirus 71–Associated Brainstem Encephalitis

2008; Oxford University Press; Volume: 198; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1086/591462

ISSN

1537-6613

Autores

Shih‐Min Wang, Huan‐Yao Lei, Chun‐Keung Yu, Jen‐Ren Wang, Ih‐Jen Su, Ching‐Chuan Liu,

Tópico(s)

RNA regulation and disease

Resumo

Background. Brainstem encephalitis (BE) is a serious neurological complication of enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection. The present study was designed to determine the characteristics of the chemokine response in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with EV71-associated BE.

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