Interleukin-6 in blood and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of hospitalized children with community-acquired pneumonia
BackgroundHost biomarkers and cytokines help in the prediction of disease severity in adults with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Accurate assessment of pathogens and disease severity is essential to clinical decision-making. There are few validated prognostic tools in blood and bronchoalveolar...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Pediatrics |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.922143/full |