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Mannose-Binding Lectin Levels in Critically Ill Children With Severe Infections.
Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies - 1 Feb 2017
Madsen Erik C, Levy Emily R, Madden Kate, Agan Anna A, Sullivan Ryan M, Graham Dionne A, Randolph Adrienne G
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OBJECTIVES: Low mannose-binding lectin levels and haplotypes associated with low mannose-binding lectin production have been associated with infection and severe sepsis. We tested the hypothesis that mannose-binding lectin levels would be associated with severe infection in a large cohort of critically ill children. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Medical and Surgical PICUs, Boston Children's Hospital....
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