Nasopharyngeal aspirate & blood cytokine profile in infants hospitalized for respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis: A pilot study from south India

Nasopharyngeal aspirate & blood cytokine profile in infants hospitalized for respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis: A pilot study from south India

Background & objectives: Following a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis, only some infants develop serious illness, and a proportion of them develop recurrent wheeze subsequently. Studies have revealed that cytokine expression following RSV infection may influence the severity and a...

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Main Authors: Suresh Natarajan, Ganesh Ramasamy, N Pavan Kumar, S Subash Babu, Lalitha Janakiraman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
Bronchiolitis - cytokines - immunology - respiratory syncytial virus
Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2016;volume=144;issue=6;spage=929;epage=931;aulast=Natarajan

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