Serum Neopterin in Differential Diagnosis of Bacterial Diarrhea in Pediatric Patients

Background: Neopterin, regarded as a marker of cellular immune activation, has been used in diagnosis of infection caused by intracellular pathogens. We have aimed to evaluate the clinical usefulness of serum neopterin (NPT) in acute bacterial diarrhea caused by group C enteropathogenic Escherichia...

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Main Authors:	Plata-Nazar Katarzyna, Łuczak Grażyna, Liberek Anna, Sznurkowska Katarzyna, Kamińska Barbara, Szlagatys-Sidorkiewicz Agnieszka
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	De Gruyter 2019-06-01
Series:	Pteridines
Subjects:	neopterin bacterial gastroenterocolitis children escherichia coli salmonella
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1515/pteridines-2019-0011

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spelling	doaj-6b429a5c39ff4759b473d8a878d9e7b52021-09-05T13:59:57ZengDe GruyterPteridines0933-48072195-47202019-06-0130110310610.1515/pteridines-2019-0011pteridines-2019-0011Serum Neopterin in Differential Diagnosis of Bacterial Diarrhea in Pediatric PatientsPlata-Nazar Katarzyna0Łuczak Grażyna1Liberek Anna2Sznurkowska Katarzyna3Kamińska Barbara4Szlagatys-Sidorkiewicz Agnieszka5Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Allergology and Nutrition, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, PolandDepartment of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Allergology and Nutrition, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, PolandFaculty of Health Sciences with Subfaculty of Nursing, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, PolandDepartment of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Allergology and Nutrition, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, PolandDepartment of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Allergology and Nutrition, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, PolandDepartment of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Allergology and Nutrition, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, PolandBackground: Neopterin, regarded as a marker of cellular immune activation, has been used in diagnosis of infection caused by intracellular pathogens. We have aimed to evaluate the clinical usefulness of serum neopterin (NPT) in acute bacterial diarrhea caused by group C enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPECs) and group D Salmonella spp.https://doi.org/10.1515/pteridines-2019-0011neopterinbacterial gastroenterocolitischildrenescherichia colisalmonella
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author	Plata-Nazar Katarzyna Łuczak Grażyna Liberek Anna Sznurkowska Katarzyna Kamińska Barbara Szlagatys-Sidorkiewicz Agnieszka
spellingShingle	Plata-Nazar Katarzyna Łuczak Grażyna Liberek Anna Sznurkowska Katarzyna Kamińska Barbara Szlagatys-Sidorkiewicz Agnieszka Serum Neopterin in Differential Diagnosis of Bacterial Diarrhea in Pediatric Patients Pteridines neopterin bacterial gastroenterocolitis children escherichia coli salmonella
author_facet	Plata-Nazar Katarzyna Łuczak Grażyna Liberek Anna Sznurkowska Katarzyna Kamińska Barbara Szlagatys-Sidorkiewicz Agnieszka
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title	Serum Neopterin in Differential Diagnosis of Bacterial Diarrhea in Pediatric Patients
title_short	Serum Neopterin in Differential Diagnosis of Bacterial Diarrhea in Pediatric Patients
title_full	Serum Neopterin in Differential Diagnosis of Bacterial Diarrhea in Pediatric Patients
title_fullStr	Serum Neopterin in Differential Diagnosis of Bacterial Diarrhea in Pediatric Patients
title_full_unstemmed	Serum Neopterin in Differential Diagnosis of Bacterial Diarrhea in Pediatric Patients
title_sort	serum neopterin in differential diagnosis of bacterial diarrhea in pediatric patients
publisher	De Gruyter
series	Pteridines
issn	0933-4807 2195-4720
publishDate	2019-06-01
description	Background: Neopterin, regarded as a marker of cellular immune activation, has been used in diagnosis of infection caused by intracellular pathogens. We have aimed to evaluate the clinical usefulness of serum neopterin (NPT) in acute bacterial diarrhea caused by group C enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPECs) and group D Salmonella spp.
topic	neopterin bacterial gastroenterocolitis children escherichia coli salmonella
url	https://doi.org/10.1515/pteridines-2019-0011
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Serum Neopterin in Differential Diagnosis of Bacterial Diarrhea in Pediatric Patients

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