title: Contribution to diagnostics/prognostics of tuberculosis in children. II. Indicative value of metal ions and biochemical parameters in serum.
abstract: Newly introduced methods of assaying simultaneously copper and zinc and zinc alone in serum by flame atomic-absorption spectrometry are simple and economical, especially in saving the consumption of serum material. Along with biochemical parameters, they have been successfully applied to diagnostics/prognostics of tuberculosis in children, through analyses of sera from pediatric patients with lung tuberculosis or suspected tuberculosis, enabling the follow-up of therapeutic efficiency. The prognostic strength of Cu and Cu/Zn ratio together with C-reactive protein, complement components C3 and C4, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate have been documented.
authors.forename: Svjetlana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Luterotti
authors.forename: Tončica Vukman
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Kordić
authors.forename: Ivka Zoričić
authors.initials: IZ
authors.lastname: Letoja
authors.forename: Slavica
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dodig
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003300:Copper / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D044967:Serum / Q000737:chemistry*; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic / Q000379:methods; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D003300:Copper; D015032:Zinc