title: Cytokine concentrations in pediatric patients with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.
abstract: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is a zoonotic disease that can be a severe illness in humans. We investigated concentrations of interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor-α and IL-10 in serum samples obtained from 25 pediatric Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases and 35 control children with no signs of infection. Lower cytokine values in our patients could be a good prognostic factor to for a better outcome.
authors.affiliation: From the *Gazi University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases; †Ankara Hematology and Oncology Research Hospital Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit; and ‡Intergen Genetics Center, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tezer
authors.forename: Aslinur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozkaya-Parlakay
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kizilgün
authors.forename: Ayşenur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Belgin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gulhan
authors.forename: Saliha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanik Yüksek
authors.forename: Soner Sertan
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: Meliha Cagla
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sonmezer
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ceylaner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006479:Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000097:blood*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D015850:Interleukin-6; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D016753:Interleukin-10