Recurrent Salmonella Bacteremia in Interleukin-12 Receptor ss1 Deficiency

Interleukin-12 receptor ss1 (IL12RB1) deficiency causes vulnerability to poorly virulent mycobacteria and nontyphoid Salmonella species. We describe a 2.5 year-old girl with IL12RB1 deficiency, caused by a homozygous mutation in this gene, who presented with recurrent bacteremia caused by Salmonella...

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Published in:Journal of tropical pediatrics (1980) 2006-08, Vol.52 (4), p.296-298
Main Authors: Ozen, M, Ceyhan, M, Sanal, O, Bayraktar, M, Mesci, L
Format: Article
Language:English
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Salmonella
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Summary:Interleukin-12 receptor ss1 (IL12RB1) deficiency causes vulnerability to poorly virulent mycobacteria and nontyphoid Salmonella species. We describe a 2.5 year-old girl with IL12RB1 deficiency, caused by a homozygous mutation in this gene, who presented with recurrent bacteremia caused by Salmonella spp.
ISSN:0142-6338
DOI:10.1093/tropej/fml001