Hepatocyte Growth Factor Level in Cerebrospinal Fluid as an Additional Marker in Patient with Drug-Resistant Streptococcus Pneumoniae Meningitis Treated With Linezolid

Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is a multifunctional cytokine that has well-defined mitogenic, motogenic, and morphogenic functions on the epithelial cells. Strong increases of HGF concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are only present in patients with acute bacterial meningitis. We report a 15...

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Main Authors: Tsai, Hung-Chin, Chen, Yao-Shen, Lee, Susan Shin-Jung, Lin, Yu-Hung, Wann, Shue-Ren, Sy, Cheng Len, Liu, Yung-Ching
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Libertas Academica 2008
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3785359/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24179347
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