Tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-1beta and interleukin-6 in the cerebrospinal fluid of newborn with meningitis Fator de necrose tumoral-alfa, interleucina-1beta e interleucina-6 no líquido cefalorraqueano de recém-nascidos com meningite

Tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-1beta and interleukin-6 in the cerebrospinal fluid of newborn with meningitis Fator de necrose tumoral-alfa, interleucina-1beta e interleucina-6 no líquido cefalorraqueano de recém-nascidos com meningite

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the usefulness of determining the cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-alpha),interleukin-1beta(IL-1beta) and interleukin-6(IL-6)for the early diagnosis and evaluation of the prognosis of neonatal meningitis. METHOD: We studied 54 newborn that unde...

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Main Authors: Vera Lúcia Jornada Krebs, Thelma Suely Okay, Yassuhiko Okay, Flávio Adolfo Costa Vaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2005-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
meningite
líquido cefalorraqueano
recém-nascido
fator de necrose tumoral-alfa
interleucin-1beta
interleucina-6
meningitis
cerebrospinal fluid
newborn
tumor necrosis factor-alpha
interleukin-1beta
interleukin-6
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2005000100002
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