Serum Neopterin Concentration in Children with Viral Gastroenteritis
Increased neopterin concentrations are observed in many diseases in which cellular immunity is stimulated. Gastroenteritis is still a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide. Over 75% of all cases are caused by viral infections. Therefore a non-specific, quick, sensitive, cheap an...
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| author | Plata-Nazar Katarzyna Luczak Grazyna Gora-Gebka Magdalena Liberek Anna Kaminska Barbara |
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| description | Increased neopterin concentrations are observed in many diseases in which cellular immunity is stimulated. Gastroenteritis is still a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide. Over 75% of all cases are caused by viral infections. Therefore a non-specific, quick, sensitive, cheap and easy-to-perform marker of viral infection, such as neopterin concentration in serum, would be a cost-effective method of identifying patients with gastroenteritis into probable viral etiology and therefore it would optimize treatment and reduce inappropriate antibiotic treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c21ad5e07f5454783c65ff13a54ffd62022-12-21T18:43:31ZengDe GruyterPteridines0933-48072195-47202010-02-01211111610.1515/pteridines.2010.21.1.11Serum Neopterin Concentration in Children with Viral GastroenteritisPlata-Nazar Katarzyna0Luczak Grazyna1Gora-Gebka Magdalena2Liberek Anna3Kaminska Barbara4Chair and Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Medical University of GdanskChair and Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Medical University of GdanskChair and Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Medical University of GdanskChair and Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Medical University of GdanskChair and Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Medical University of GdanskIncreased neopterin concentrations are observed in many diseases in which cellular immunity is stimulated. Gastroenteritis is still a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide. Over 75% of all cases are caused by viral infections. Therefore a non-specific, quick, sensitive, cheap and easy-to-perform marker of viral infection, such as neopterin concentration in serum, would be a cost-effective method of identifying patients with gastroenteritis into probable viral etiology and therefore it would optimize treatment and reduce inappropriate antibiotic treatment.https://doi.org/10.1515/pteridines.2010.21.1.11neopterinc-reactive proteinprocalcitonincreatininegastroeneteritisrotavirusadenovirus |
| spellingShingle | Plata-Nazar Katarzyna Luczak Grazyna Gora-Gebka Magdalena Liberek Anna Kaminska Barbara Serum Neopterin Concentration in Children with Viral Gastroenteritis Pteridines neopterin c-reactive protein procalcitonin creatinine gastroeneteritis rotavirus adenovirus |
| title | Serum Neopterin Concentration in Children with Viral Gastroenteritis |
| title_full | Serum Neopterin Concentration in Children with Viral Gastroenteritis |
| title_fullStr | Serum Neopterin Concentration in Children with Viral Gastroenteritis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Serum Neopterin Concentration in Children with Viral Gastroenteritis |
| title_short | Serum Neopterin Concentration in Children with Viral Gastroenteritis |
| title_sort | serum neopterin concentration in children with viral gastroenteritis |
| topic | neopterin c-reactive protein procalcitonin creatinine gastroeneteritis rotavirus adenovirus |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/pteridines.2010.21.1.11 |
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