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Persistent low serum zinc is associated with recurrent sepsis in critically ill patients - A pilot study

Zinc is an essential trace element for both pathogens and hosts. Hypozincemia is a well known phenomenon in sepsis patients and represents the innate immune systems attempt to deprive pathogens of zinc. However little is known about course, restitution and prognostic value of serum zinc levels in se...

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Autores principales: Hoeger, Janine, Simon, Tim-Philipp, Beeker, Thorben, Marx, Gernot, Haase, Hajo, Schuerholz, Tobias
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5417428/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28472045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176069