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Leptin receptor q223r polymorphism influences neutrophil mobilization after Clostridium difficile infection.
Mucosal immunology - 1 May 2018
Jose S, Abhyankar M M, Mukherjee A, Xue J, Andersen H, Haslam D B, Madan R
Abstract excerpt
Clostridium difficile is the leading cause of nosocomial infections in the United States. Clinical disease outcomes after C. difficile infection (CDI) are dependent on intensity of host inflammatory responses. Specifically, peak peripheral white blood cell (WBC) count >20 × 109 l-1 is an indicator of adverse outcomes in CDI patients, and is associated with higher 30-day mortality. We show that homozygosity for a...
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