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Critical Care, 2018 Background This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of procalcitonin (PCT) serum concentrations to diagnose Gram-negative bacteremia and the association of PCT serum concentrations with more specific pathogens and the focus of infection.
Daniel O. Thomas-Rüddel +6 more
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Common Variants of TLR1 Associate with Organ Dysfunction and Sustained Pro- Inflammatory Responses during Sepsis [PDF]
, 2010 Background: Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are critical components for host pathogen recognition and variants in genes participating in this response influence susceptibility to infections.
Pino Yanes, Maria +38 more
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Sepsis beim Hund: Interleukin-6 als prognostischer Parameter [PDF]
, 2007 Wie auch in der Humanmedizin stellen Sepsis und SIRS den behandelnden Arzt in der Veterinärmedizin vor eine große Herausforderung. Eine optimale therapeutische Intervention setzt besonders die Früherkennung dieser Erkrankungen und damit auch die ...
Rau, Stefanie Maria
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Delayed wound repair in sepsis is associated with reduced local pro-inflammatory cytokine expression [PDF]
, 2013 Sepsis is one of the main causes for morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Moreover, sepsis associated complications involving impaired wound healing are common.
Marzi, Ingo +15 more
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Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 1999 To review infection and sepsis in patients with cancer and to provide an overview of controversies and research-based practices of infectious complications and management strategies.Research studies, review articles, web sites, and consensus documents.Traditional assumptions about infection and its optimal management are redefined by research regarding
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AntibioticsBackground. Sepsis is a leading, time-dependent cause of in-hospital death, and guidelines now prioritize organized care such as code-sepsis protocols.
Marcio Borges-Sa +9 more
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Iron status and the risk of sepsis and severe COVID-19: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study
Scientific Reports, 2022 Observational studies have indicated an association between iron status and risk of sepsis and COVID-19. We estimated the effect of genetically-predicted iron biomarkers on risk of sepsis and risk of being hospitalized with COVID-19, performing a two ...
Randi Marie Mohus +8 more
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All that seems sepsis is not sepsis
Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2013 Catastrophic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (CAPS) resembles severe sepsis in its acute presentation, with features of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) leading to multiple organ dysfunction. Infections are the best known triggers of CAPS. This emphasizes the need for early diagnosis and aggressive treatment as the mortality is as high
Guleria, Vivek S. +3 more
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BioMed Research International, 2014 Bloodstream infections are a major concern because of high levels of antibiotic consumption and of the increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistance. Bacteraemia is identified in a small percentage of patients with signs and symptoms of sepsis. Biomarkers are widely used in clinical practice and they are useful for monitoring the infectious process.
Henriquez-Camacho, Cesar, Losa, Juan
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Is Drotrecogin alfa (activated) for adults with severe sepsis, cost-effective in routine clinical practice? [PDF]
, 2011 INTRODUCTION: Previous cost-effectiveness analyses (CEA) reported that Drotrecogin alfa (DrotAA) is cost-effective based on a Phase III clinical trial (PROWESS).
Brian H Cuthbertson +9 more
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