IL-6 and INF-γ levels in patients with brucellosis in severe epidemic region, Xinjiang, China

• Main Authors: Zhi-Qiang Lin (Author), Guo-Yue Lin (Author), Wen-Wen He (Author), Chi Zhang (Author), Rui Zhang (Author), Yuan-Da Li (Author), Fan Wang (Author), Ying Qin (Author), Li Duan (Author), Dou-Dou Zhao (Author), Xiao-Juan Qu (Author), Hui Gao (Author), Hai Jiang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The incidence of brucellosis, which is caused by the Brucella species of bacteria, is rapidly rising worldwide; however, few studies have investigated the immune response to this pathogen and clinical biochemical features. In this paper, we examined the levels of various cytokine...