Serum selenium concentration in patients with autoimmune thyroid disease.

Abstract.

A study of plasma total homocysteine levels in healthy people.

Unlabelled: Elevated plasma levels of homocysteine have been identified as an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the reference limits of plasma total homocysteine for Bulgarian population.

Materials And Methods: We investigated 153 healthy individuals without vitamin deficiency aged from 18 to 65 years.

Interleukin-6, interleukin-8, interleukin-10, and C-reactive protein in febrile neutropenia in children with malignant diseases.

Aim: To compare serum levels of interleukin-6, interleukin-8 and interleukin-10 in bacteremic and non-bacteremic episodes of febrile neutropenia in children with malignant diseases, and determine their changes and correlation with C-reactive protein (CRP).

Material And Methods: Between January 2003 and June 2004, we examined 41 episodes of febrile neutropenia in 24 children with malignant diseases who were receiving polychemotherapy. C-reactive protein was measured at the onset of febrile episodes and on days 3 and 5 from beginning of therapy.