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Relationship between alcohol use disorders, cortisol concentrations, and cytokine levels in patients with sepsis

INTRODUCTION: Patients with alcohol use disorders (AUD) are at increased risk of developing sepsis and have higher mortality. AUD are associated with higher cortisol and anti-inflammatory cytokine profile. Higher cortisol increases risk of death in septic patients. The relationship between AUD and c...

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Autores principales: de Wit, Marjolein, Wiaterek, Gregory K, Gray, Nicole D, Goulet, Keith E, Best, Al M, Clore, John N, Sweeney, Lori B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3219986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21176217
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc9385