Mannose-binding lectin-deficient genotypes as a risk factor of pneumococcal meningitis in infants.

The objective of this study was to evaluate to evaluate the role of mannose-binding-lectin deficient genotypes in pneumococcal meningitis (PM) in children.We performed a 16-year retrospective study (January 2001 to March 2016) including patients ≤ 18 years with PM. Variables including attack rate of...

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Main Authors: Carles Bautista-Rodriguez, Cristian Launes, Iolanda Jordan, Maria Andres, Maria Teresa Arias, Francisco Lozano, Juan Jose Garcia-Garcia, Carmen Muñoz-Almagro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5451051?pdf=render