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Serum SP‐D levels as a biomarker of lung injury in respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis by Yukihiko Kawasaki; Kisei Endo; Kazuhide Suyama; Masatoki Sato; Masaki Ito; Koichi Hashimoto; Mitsuaki Hosoya is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Abstract To evaluate whether SP‐D concentration is a useful biomarker of the severity of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis, we determined SP‐D concentrations in patients with RSV bronchiolitis with or without chronic heart disease. We enrolled 52 patients who had been diagnosed with RSV bronchiolitis and required admission to the hospital at the Department of Pediatrics of Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine from 2004 through 2005. These patients were divided into two groups: Group 1 consisted of patients without any underlying disease and Group 2 consisted of patients with chronic heart disease. These patients were assigned to one of three categories. Stage A consisted of patients without oxygen dosage, Stage B of patients who required oxygen dosage, and Stage C of patients required artificial respiration. We evaluated baseline characteristics, clinical features, and serum SP‐D concentration in Group 1, Group 2, and a control group (healthy infants without infection). Mean serum SP‐D concentrations in patients with RSV bronchiolitis were higher than those in the control group (125.8 ± 49.3 and 44.2 ± 20.1 ng/ml, respectively). Mean serum SP‐D concentra
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- Author
- Yukihiko Kawasaki; Kisei Endo; Kazuhide Suyama; Masatoki Sato; Masaki Ito; Koichi Hashimoto; Mitsuaki Hosoya
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 8755-6863)
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)