Serum levels of interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interferon-gama in infants with and without dengue Níveis séricos de interleucina-6, fator de necrose tumoral-alfa e interferon-gama em crianças menores de um ano com e sem dengue

This study compared the serum levels of IL-6, TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma, in children under 1 year of age with and without dengue. Sera were collected from a total of 41 children living in the Department of Antioquia, Colombia (27 patients with dengue and 14 controls). The results showed higher cytokin...

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Main Authors: Berta Nelly Restrepo, Diana María Isaza, Clara Lina Salazar, Ruth Ramírez, Marta Ospina, Luis Gonzalo Alvarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2008-02-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822008000100002