Elevated Cerebrospinal Fluid Neopterin Concentration Is Associated with Disease Severity in Acute Puumala Hantavirus Infection

Nephropathia epidemica (NE) caused by Puumala hantavirus (PUUV) is the most common hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) in Europe. The infection activates immunological mechanisms that contribute to the pathogenesis and characteristics of the illness. In this study we measured cerebrospinal...

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Main Authors: Timo Hautala, Terhi Partanen, Tarja Sironen, Saara-Mari Rajaniemi, Nina Hautala, Olli Vainio, Olli Vapalahti, Heikki Kauma, Antti Vaheri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/634632
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