Pteridines
(Jun 2019)
Serum Neopterin in Differential Diagnosis of Bacterial Diarrhea in Pediatric Patients
Plata-Nazar Katarzyna,
Łuczak Grażyna,
Liberek Anna,
Sznurkowska Katarzyna,
Kamińska Barbara,
Szlagatys-Sidorkiewicz Agnieszka
Affiliations
Plata-Nazar Katarzyna
Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Allergology and Nutrition, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
Łuczak Grażyna
Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Allergology and Nutrition, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
Liberek Anna
Faculty of Health Sciences with Subfaculty of Nursing, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
Sznurkowska Katarzyna
Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Allergology and Nutrition, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
Kamińska Barbara
Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Allergology and Nutrition, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
Szlagatys-Sidorkiewicz Agnieszka
Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Allergology and Nutrition, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/pteridines-2019-0011
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30,
no. 1
Abstract
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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.
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