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Interleukin 6 as a marker of severe bacterial infection in children with sickle cell disease and fever: a case–control study
BACKGROUND: Etiological diagnosis of fever in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) is often challenging. The aim of this study was to analyze the pattern of inflammatory biomarkers in SCD febrile children and controls, in order to determine predictors of severe bacterial infection (SBI). METHODS:...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8329904/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34344349 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06470-4 |