Persistence of Pneumolysin in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients With Pneumococcal Meningitis Is Associated With Mortality

Poor prognosis in Pneumococcal meningitis may be associated with high pneumolysin levels in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). In patient samples we showed that pneumolysin levels in CSF remained high after 48 hours in nonsurvivors of meningitis compared with survivors. Selective antipneumolysin treatment m...

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Autores principales: Wall, Emma C., Gordon, Stephen B., Hussain, Samia, Goonetilleke, Upali R. S., Gritzfeld, Jenna, Scarborough, Matthew, Kadioglu, Aras
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2012
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Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3275762/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22238165
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cir926

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