Open AccessSerum LL-37 Levels Associated With Severity of Bronchiolitis and Viral Etiology
Author(s) -
Jonathan M. Mansbach,
Kohei Hasegawa,
Nadim J. Ajami,
Joseph F. Petrosino,
Pedro A. Piedra,
Courtney N. Tierney,
Janice A. Espinola,
Carlos A. Camargo
Publication year - 2017
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/cix483
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , quartile , bronchiolitis , etiology , odds ratio , rhinovirus , prospective cohort study , cohort , gastroenterology , pediatrics , respiratory system , confidence interval
LL-37 is a host defense peptide with antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties. We examined the relation of serum LL-37 levels to the severity of bronchiolitis and viral etiology.
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