Surfactant protein B and A concentrations are increased in neonatal pneumonia.

Sara D'AroncoManuela SimonatoLuca VedovelliAldo BaritussioGiovanna VerlatoStefano NobileChiara GiorgettiMatteo NespecaVirgilio P CarnielliPaola E Cogo

Published in: Pediatric research (2015)

In term newborns with pneumonia, SP-B increases with respect to PL, and DSPC is turned over at a faster rate. Disease's resolution is associated with the restoration of the normal ratio between SP-B and PL.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm infants
pregnant women
community acquired pneumonia
respiratory failure
low birth weight
single molecule
cord blood
amino acid
intensive care unit
small molecule