Biomarkers: diagnosis and risk assessment in sepsis

Prompt diagnosis, intervention, and risk assessment are critical in caring for septic patient but remain difficult with currently available methods. Biomarkers may become useful adjuncts to clinicians and ultimately serve as targets for future therapeutic trials in sepsis. The most relevant markers...

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Published in:	Clinics in chest medicine Vol. 29; no. 4; p. 591
Main Authors:	Ventetuolo, Corey E, Levy, Mitchell M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.12.2008
Subjects:	Biomarkers - blood C-Reactive Protein - metabolism Calcitonin - blood Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Humans Interleukin-6 - blood Macrophages - immunology Membrane Glycoproteins - blood Monocytes - immunology Neutrophils - immunology Predictive Value of Tests Prognosis Protein Precursors - blood Receptors, Immunologic - blood Risk Assessment Sepsis - diagnosis Sepsis - immunology Sepsis - therapy Shock, Septic - diagnosis Shock, Septic - immunology Shock, Septic - therapy Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1
ISSN:	1557-8216, 1557-8216
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