Serum Neopterin in Differential Diagnosis of Bacterial Diarrhea in Pediatric Patients

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• neopterin
• bacterial gastroenterocolitis
• children
• escherichia coli
• salmonella