title: [Medium-weight molecules and their indicator role in young children with acute pneumonia].
abstract: As many as 63 infants with acute pneumonia, 7 children with ARVI (bronchiolitis) and 28 normal children were examined. At the height of the clinical manifestations there was an increase of the level of medium-weight molecules in blood serum, correlating well with the disease gravity determined by the intensity of the toxic syndrome. The highest concentration of serum medium-weight molecules was demonstrable in toxic and purulent complications due to acute pneumonia. Meanwhile the level of medium-weight molecules, equal to or exceeding 0.6 Units extinction may be viewed as an unfavourable predictor. No relationship was discovered between the concentration of serum medium-weight molecules and the type of virus causative agent and respiratory tract inflammation.
authors.forename: O I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Pikuza
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Merfogel'
authors.forename: I Kh
authors.initials: IKh
authors.lastname: Muslimov
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000258:Adenovirus Infections, Human / Q000097:blood*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000097:blood*; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000097:blood; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000097:blood*; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D010253:Respirovirus Infections / Q000097:blood*; D014118:Toxins, Biological / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D015415:Biomarkers; D014118:Toxins, Biological
vernacular_title: Molekuly sredneĭ massy i ikh indikatornaia rol' pri ostroĭ pnevmonii u deteĭ rannego vozrasta.