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Genetic variants of the MBL2 gene are associated with mortality in pneumococcal sepsis.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 May 2012
Garnacho-Montero José, García-Cabrera Emilio, Jiménez-Álvarez Rocio, Díaz-Martín Ana, Revuelto-Rey Jaume, Aznar-Martín Javier, Garnacho-Montero Carmen
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Studies evaluating associations between polymorphisms of innate immunity genes and prognosis of infectious diseases have yielded conflicting results. Our aim was to assess the impact on mortality of different genotypic variants of the innate immunity in patients with pneumococcal sepsis. All adults admitted to the hospital with diagnosis of sepsis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae were enrolled and...
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