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Mannan-binding lectin and procalcitonin measurement for prediction of postoperative infection

INTRODUCTION: Postoperative infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. We investigated two serum markers for their ability to identify patients at risk for postoperative infection. Mannan-binding lectin (MBL) is a central molecule of the innate immune system and MBL deficiency is known t...

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Autores principales: Siassi, Michael, Riese, Jutta, Steffensen, Rudi, Meisner, Michael, Thiel, Steffen, Hohenberger, Werner, Schmidt, Joachim
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1297609/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16277709
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc3768