Tumor Necrosis Factor and Interleuktn-1 in the Serum of Children with Severe Infectious Purpura

Because of the possible involvement of cytokines in gram-negative septicemia, we investigated serum levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-1 beta, alpha interferon, and gamma interferon in children with gram-negative sepsis and purpura fulminans. We studied 55 patients (ages, 1 month to ... View More