The applying of MxA
protein in distinguishing viral from bacterial infection
Gong H-R, Xu L
Children’s Hospital affiliated to Suzhou University, Suzhou, China
Objective: In this report we compared the MxA
protein and CRP in blood of children with viral and bacterial infection.
Methods: The MxA protein levels of 64 samples in the
peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) were analyzed by flow cytometry.
Results: The MxA protein in viral infection group were
significantly higher than in control group (P<0.01), whether in
bacterial infection have no the significant of MxA Protein. The CRP in
bacterial and adeno virus type 3(Ad3) infection groups were significantly
higher than in control group (P<0.01), but in other viral infection
groups were not significantly higher.
Conclusion: The MxA protein in blood as a means of
distinguishing viral from bacterial infections was more valuable than CRP.