Do Cytokines Correlate with Refractory Kawasaki Disease in Children?

CONCLUSIONS: IFN-γ and IL-6 were independent risk factors for refractory Kawasaki Disease in children. Children with pretreatment serum concentrations of IFN-γ >7.37 pg/ml and those of IL-6 >70.13 pg/ml were prone to refractory Kawasaki disease. PMID: 32156603 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal of Clinical Chemistry - Category: Chemistry Authors: Tags: Clin Chim Acta Source Type: research