Study on serum transcobalamin II in patients with murine typhus.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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2006 ; 37 Suppl 3(): 145-8
Article
Dans Anglais
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-33236
ABSTRACT
We measured the serum transcobalamin II in murine typhus- infected patients (n = 16) admitted to the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in 1996-1997, compared with healthy controls (n = 60). The results showed that the transcobalamin II (TCII) and total serum unsaturated vitaminB12 binding capacity (UBBC) in patients with murine typhus (2,126.5 pg/ml, range 1,262-4,568 and 3,771.5 pg/ml, range 1,576-6,763 pg/ml) were statistically significantly higher than normal subjects (987.5 pg/ml, range 678-2,000 pg/ml and 1,402 pg/ml, range 932-2,470 ml) (p<0.001). Serum TCII levels in patients (63%) were elevated during the febrile period and returned to normal post-treatment. These findings suggest that patients with murine typhus had stimulation of reticulo-endothelial system, spleen, mesenteric lymph nodes, liver and skin and then released TCII into the blood circulation. The elevation in TCII may be used for confirming a diagnosis of murine typhus.
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Indice:
IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
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Transcobalamines
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Typhus murin
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Études cas-témoins
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Statistique non paramétrique
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Adulte
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Adulte d'âge moyen
Type d'étude:
Étude observationnelle
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Année:
2006
Type:
Article
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