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Kinetics of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein and the relationship to postoperative infection in young infants undergoing cardiovascular surgery

BACKGROUND: The utility of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein (CRP) as infectious biomarkers following infant cardiothoracic surgery is not well defined. METHODS: We designed a prospective cohort study to evaluate procalcitonin and CRP after infant cardiothoracic surgery. Procalcitonin and CRP wer...

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Autores principales: Davidson, Jesse, Tong, Suhong, Hauck, Amanda, Lawson, D. Scott, da Cruz, Eduardo, Kaufman, Jon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3955993/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23863853
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/pr.2013.124