1. Systemic Inflammatory Responses in African Tick-Bite Fever.
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Jensenius, Mogens, Ueland, Thor, Fournier, Pierre-Edouard, Brosstad, Frank, Stylianou, Eva, Vene, Sirkka, Myrvang, Bjørn, Raoult, Didier, and Aukrust, Pål
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TICK-borne diseases ,INFLAMMATION ,RICKETTSIAL diseases ,VON Willebrand factor - Abstract
Investigates the inflammatory response in African tick-bite fever (ATBF), an emerging spotted-fever-group rickettsiosis, in international travelers to sub-Saharan Africa. Increased levels of von Willebrand factor and soluble E-selectin in patients with ATBF; Increased levels of cytokines and chemokines with the exception of interferon-gamma; Tendency of interleukin (IL)-10 and IL-13 to increase at follow-up.
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- 2003
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