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Cytokine Network in Scrub Typhus: High Levels of Interleukin-8 Are Associated with Disease Severity and Mortality

BACKGROUND: Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi, is endemic in the Asia-Pacific region. Mortality is high if untreated, and even with treatment as high as 10–20%, further knowledge of the immune response during scrub typhus is needed. The current study was aimed at comparing plasma levels...

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Autores principales: Astrup, Elisabeth, Janardhanan, Jeshina, Otterdal, Kari, Ueland, Thor, Prakash, John A. J., Lekva, Tove, Strand, Øystein A., Abraham, O. C., Thomas, Kurien, Damås, Jan Kristian, Mathews, Prasad, Mathai, Dilip, Aukrust, Pål, Varghese, George M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3916254/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24516677
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002648