Heightened Local Th17 Cell Inflammation Is Associated with Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children under the Age of 1 Year

• Main Authors: Ming Liu (Author), Bingtai Lu (Author), Huifeng Fan (Author), Xuanjie Guo (Author), Shuling Du (Author), Diyuan Yang (Author), Yiping Xu (Author), Yue Li (Author), Di Che (Author), Yunfeng Liu (Author), Xiaoqiong Gu (Author), Tao Ding (Author), Ping Wang (Author), Hai-bin Luo (Author), Gen Lu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Severe community-acquired pneumonia (sCAP) early in life is a leading cause of morbidity, mortality, and irreversible sequelae. Herein, we report the clinical, etiological, and immunological characteristics of 62 children age<1 year. We measured 27 cytokines in plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage (...