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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2006

Measurement of complement receptor 1 on neutrophils in bacterial and viral pneumonia.

Ulla Hohenthal, Jari Nuutila, Esa-Matti Lilius, Iina Laitinen, Jukka Nikoskelainen, Pirkko Kotilainen

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Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ulla HohenthalDepartment of Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, 20520 Turku, Finland. ulla.hohenthal@tyks.fi
Jari Nuutila
Esa-Matti Lilius
Iina Laitinen
Jukka Nikoskelainen
Pirkko Kotilainen
Turku University Hospital · FIUniversity of Turku · FI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA reliable prediction of the causative agent of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is not possible based on clinical features. Our aim was to test, whether the measurement of the expression of complement receptors or Fcgamma receptors on neutrophils and monocytes would be a useful preliminary test to differentiate between bacterial and viral pneumonia.

methodsSixty-eight patients with CAP were studied prospectively. Thirteen patients had pneumococcal pneumonia; 13 patients, influenza A pneumonia; 5 patients, atypical pneumonia, and 37 patients, aetiologically undefined pneumonia. Leukocyte receptor expression was measured within 2 days of hospital admission.

resultsThe mean expression of complement receptor 1 (CR1) on neutrophils was significantly higher in the patients with pneumococcal pneumonia than in those with influenza A pneumonia. The mean expression of CR1 was also significantly higher in aetiologically undefined pneumonia than in influenza A pneumonia, but there was no difference between pneumococcal and undefined pneumonia.

conclusionOur results suggest that the expression of CR1 is higher in classical bacterial pneumonia than in viral pneumonia. Determination of the expression of CR1 may be of value as an additional rapid tool in the aetiological diagnosis, bacterial or viral infection, of CAP. These results are preliminary and more research is needed to assess the utility of this new method in the diagnostics of pneumonia.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCommunity-Acquired InfectionsFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeutrophilsPneumonia, BacterialPneumonia, ViralReceptors, ComplementReceptors, Complement

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PMID16433910
PMCPMC1397848
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