Comparative study of the cytokine/chemokine response in children with differing disease severity in enterovirus 71-induced hand, foot, and mouth disease.

BACKGROUND: Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection can lead to a rapidly progressing, life-threatening, and severe neurological disease in young children, including the development of human hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD). This study aims to further characterize the specific immunological features in...

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Main Authors: Yan Zhang, Haiying Liu, Linghang Wang, Fan Yang, Yongfeng Hu, Xianwen Ren, Guojun Li, Yu Yang, Shaoxia Sun, Yufen Li, Xinchun Chen, Xingwang Li, Qi Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3696071?pdf=render