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Quantifying Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Type III Secretion System Activity Following Iron Starvation and Anaerobic Growth
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[Development of immunopathology in patients with yersinia infection]
Aim:
To evaluate clinical significance of changes in IL-6 concentration and neopterin in peripheral blood of patients for prognosis of the course and outcome of yersinia infection (YI).
Material And Methods:
Clinical examination and laboratory tests, 1-5-year follow-up were conducted in 68 patients with a cyclic, recurrent and lingering course of the disease. IL-6 and neopterin concentrations were measured in the course of the disease.
Results:
Dynamic control over IL-6 concentrations in the blood of patients with yersinia infection provides information predicting the disease course and prognosis. Blood concentrations of neopterin are of help in prognostication of long-term outcomes of acute infection.
Conclusion:
Pathological syndromes forming in acute stage of yersinia infection are related to interleukin-dependent immunopathology.
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