Aetiological agents, interleukin-6, interleukin-8 and CRP concentrations in children with community- and hospital-acquired pneumonia


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Tumgor G., Celik U., Alabaz D., Cetiner S., Yaman A., Yildizdas D., ...Daha Fazla

ANNALS OF TROPICAL PAEDIATRICS, cilt.26, sa.4, ss.285-291, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Objective: To determine the pathogens causing pneumonia in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and to investigate serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8) and CRP in pneumonia caused by different aetiological agents.