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Serum Calprotectin: An Antimicrobial Peptide as a New Marker For the Diagnosis of Sepsis in Very Low Birth Weight Newborns

To determine the diagnostic utility of serum calprotectin, a mediator of innate immune response against infections, we performed a multicenter study involving newborns with a birth weight <1500 g and a postnatal age >72 hours of life. The diagnostic accuracy of serum calprotectin was compared...

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Autores principales: Terrin, Gianluca, Passariello, Annalisa, Manguso, Francesco, Salvia, Gennaro, Rapacciuolo, Luciano, Messina, Francesco, Raimondi, Francesco, Canani, Roberto Berni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3135082/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21765851
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/291085