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Investigating the role of pentraxin 3 as a biomarker for bacterial infection in subjects with COPD
BACKGROUND: Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is an acute phase protein, involved in antibacterial resistance. Recent studies have shown PTX3 levels to be elevated in the presence of a bacterial infection and in a murine sepsis model. OBJECTIVE: We aim to investigate if sputum PTX3 can be used as a biomarker for b...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5402921/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28458531 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S123528 |