Procalcitonin, MR-Proadrenomedullin, and Cytokines Measurement in Sepsis Diagnosis: Advantages from Test Combination

Background. Elevated cytokines levels correlate with sepsis severity and mortality but their role in the diagnosis is controversial, whereas Procalcitonin (PCT) has been largely used. Recently, the mid-regional proadrenomedullin (MR-proADM) has been combined with PCT for diagnosis optimization. In t...

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Autores principales: Angeletti, Silvia, Dicuonzo, Giordano, Fioravanti, Marta, De Cesaris, Marina, Fogolari, Marta, Lo Presti, Alessandra, Ciccozzi, Massimo, De Florio, Lucia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4655267/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26635427
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/951532

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