Low serum mannose-binding lectin level increases the risk of death due to pneumococcal infection

Autor: Charles J. Hinds, Gitte Kronborg, Mark J. Peters, Emma S. McBryde, Melinda M. Dean, Anthony C. Gordon, Jürgen F J Kun, Katy Fidler, Helgi Valdimarsson, J W Oliver van Till, W. K. Eddie Ip, Yu-Lung Lau, Damon P. Eisen, Marja A. Boermeester, Stephen J. Brett, Antonis Payeras, Joan Mila, Saedis Saevarsdottir

Publikováno v: Clinical infectious diseases, 47(4), 510-516. Oxford University Press
Clinical Infectious Diseases: An Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown associations between low mannose-binding lectin (MBL) level or variant MBL2 genotype and sepsis susceptibility. However, MBL deficiency has not been rigorously defined, and associations with sepsis outcomes have

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18986266