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Cytokine Gene Polymorphisms and the Outcome of Invasive Candidiasis: A Prospective Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Melissa D. Johnson,
Theo S. Plantinga,
Esther van de Vosse,
Digna R. Velez Edwards,
P. Brian Smith,
Barbara D. Alexander,
John C. Yang,
Dennis Kremer,
Gregory M. Laird,
Marije Oosting,
Leo A. B. Joosten,
J.W.M. van der Meer,
Jaap T. van Dissel,
Thomas J. Walsh,
John R. Perfect,
Bart Jan Kullberg,
William K. Scott,
Mihai G. Netea
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cir827
Subject(s) - medicine , prospective cohort study , immunology , cytokine , cohort , immune system , cohort study
Candida bloodstream infections cause significant morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients. Although clinical and microbiological factors affecting prognosis have been identified, the impact of genetic variation in the innate immune responses mediated by cytokines on outcomes of infection remains to be studied.

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