Efficiency of interleukin 6 and interferon gamma in the differentiation of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and pneumocystis pneumonia in pediatric oncology patients

Efficiency of interleukin 6 and interferon gamma in the differentiation of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and pneumocystis pneumonia in pediatric oncology patients

Objective: Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) and Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) are two types of pulmonary fungal infection that are not easy to differentiate. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of inflammatory cytokines in the differential diagnosis of IPA and PCP. Methods: A...

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Main Authors: He-Ping Shen, Yong-Min Tang, Hua Song, Wei-Qun Xu, Shi-Long Yang, Xiao-Jun Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis
Pneumocystis pneumonia
Oncology
Cytokine
Interleukin 6
Interferon gamma
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216310591

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