Preceding infections and anti-ganglioside antibodies in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome: a single centre prospective case-control study.
Autor(es): Sinha S.; Prasad K. N.; Jain D.; Pandey C. M.; Jha S.; Pradhan S.
Resumo: Preceding infections and anti-ganglioside antibodies were assessed among 80 Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) patients and 125 controls. Previous infections were more frequent among GBS patients than among controls (p <0.0001), and had a significant association with axonal subtype compared with acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP) (29/46 vs. 10/34 patients; p <0.05). Campylobacter jejuni (26%) was the most common preceding infection among GBS patients, followed by Mycoplasma pneumoniae (15%). Anti-ganglioside antibodies were detected more frequently among GBS patients than among controls (65/80 vs. 13/125; p <0.001), and a higher proportion of axonal cases had these antibodies than did AIDP patients (43/46 vs. 22/34; p <0.01).
Imprenta: Clinical Microbiology and Infection : the Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 2007 Mar;13(3):334-7.
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01636.x
Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Cell ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Cytopathology ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Pathogenesis ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Proteins ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Antibodies ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Immunology ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Public health
Data de publicação: 2007
