Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphism in patients with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii-associated pneumonia

Objective: Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDRAB)-associated pneumonia has been a common disease and a therapeutic problem in hospitals. Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) has been considered a required role for host immune defense in pneumonia disease. The aim of this study was...

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Main Authors: Min-Jer Hsu, Yun-Chieh Lu, Yu-Chang Hsu, Wen-Sheng Liu, Wen-Tung Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2012;volume=7;issue=2;spage=74;epage=77;aulast=Hsu