Individual responsiveness of macrophage migration inhibitory factor predicts long-term cognitive impairment after bacterial meningitis
Anne T. Kloek, Mercedes Valls Seron, Ben Schmand, Michael W. T. Tanck, Arie van der Ende, Matthijs C. Brouwer, Diederik van de Beek;Anne T. Kloek;Mercedes Valls Seron;Ben Schmand;Michael W. T. Tanck;Arie van der Ende;Matthijs C. Brouwer;Diederik van de Beek;
Patients with pneumococcal meningitis are at risk for death and neurological sequelae including cognitive impairment. Functional genetic polymorphisms of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) alleles have shown to predict mortality of pneumococcal ...