Correlation between Blood and CSF Compartment Cytokines and Chemokines in Subjects with Cryptococcal Meningitis

• Main Authors: Elizabeth C. Okafor (Author), Katherine H. Hullsiek (Author), Darlisha A. Williams (Author), James E. Scriven (Author), Joshua Rhein (Author), Henry W. Nabeta (Author), Abdu K. Musubire (Author), Radha Rajasingham (Author), Conrad Muzoora (Author), Charlotte Schutz (Author), Graeme Meintjes (Author), David B. Meya (Author), David R. Boulware (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Though peripheral blood is a crucial sample to study immunology, it is unclear whether the immune environment in the peripheral vasculature correlates with that at the end-organ site of infection. Using cryptococcal meningitis as a model, we investigated the correlation between serum and...