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Xiaochun Jin1, Shuzhou Yin1, Youtao Zhang2

  • 1Department of Anesthesiology, Suzhou Kowloon Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Suzhou, 215028, People's Republic of China.

Epidemiology and Infection
|February 20, 2018
PubMed
Summary

The Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) + 2477G/A polymorphism is not linked to overall bacterial meningitis risk. However, this TLR2 genetic variation is associated with an increased risk of pneumococcal meningitis.

Keywords:
Bacterial meningitismeta-analysispolymorphismtoll-like receptor 2

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