id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-301592-n5ns3m34 Ivaska, Lauri Aetiology of febrile pharyngitis in children: Potential of myxovirus resistance protein A (MxA) as a biomarker of viral infection 2017-01-07 .txt text/plain 4142 249 47 We aimed to document the viral and bacterial aetiology of pharyngitis and to assess the pathogenic role of viruses by determining the myxovirus resistance protein A (MxA) in the blood as a marker of interferon response. We aimed to document the viral and bacterial aetiology of pharyngitis and to assess the pathogenic role of viruses by determining the myxovirus resistance protein A (MxA) in the blood as a marker of interferon response. Methods: In this prospective observational study, throat swabs and blood samples were collected from children (age 1e16 years) presenting to the emergency department with febrile pharyngitis. Methods: In this prospective observational study, throat swabs and blood samples were collected from children (age 1e16 years) presenting to the emergency department with febrile pharyngitis. 23e25 The aim of this study was to document the microbial causes of acute pharyngitis in children and adolescents in an outpatient setting and to evaluate the causative role of viruses by determining myxovirus resistance protein A (MxA) and other biomarker levels. ./cache/cord-301592-n5ns3m34.txt ./txt/cord-301592-n5ns3m34.txt