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Comparison of total, salivary and calculated free cortisol levels in patients with severe sepsis

BACKGROUND: The purposes of the study were to compare serum total cortisol (STC), salivary cortisol (SaC) and calculated free cortisol (cFC) levels at baseline and after the adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) stimulation test in patients with severe sepsis (SS) and determine the suitability of use...

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Autores principales: Elbuken, Gulsah, Karaca, Zuleyha, Tanriverdi, Fatih, Unluhizarci, Kursad, Sungur, Murat, Doganay, Mehmet, Kelestimur, Fahrettin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4706674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26753096
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40560-015-0125-0