Title
Immunological response in cases of complicated and uncomplicated bartonellosis during pregnancy
Date Issued
01 January 2007
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
Abstract
Bartonellosis (Carrion's Disease) during pregnancy is associated with high rates of maternal and perinatal mortality. We report the immunological patterns in two cases of human bartonellosis during pregnancy. One patient had an uncomplicated course while the second patient developed life threatening anasarca and cardiac tamponade. The patient with a complicated course had a Th1 response with a higher elevation of IL-10. This elevation has been associated with poor outcome pregnancies during bacterial infections.
Start page
335
End page
337
Volume
49
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Inmunología
Obstetricia, Ginecología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-36248980416
Source
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
ISSN of the container
00364665
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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