title: Cerebrospinal fluid interleukin-6 and IgE in bacterial and viral meningitis.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to assess the significance of IgE and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in paired CSF and serum of patients with viral and bacterial infections of the central nervous system. The results suggest that the detection of IL-6 and IgE in CSF is an useful marker for monitoring course and prognosis of these patients.
authors.affiliation: First Department, Hospital for Infectious Diseases D. Cotugno, Naples.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Perrella
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rescigno
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guarnaccia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salvi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pempinello
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Garofalo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Faella
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D008587:Meningitis, Viral / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6; D007073:Immunoglobulin E