Interleukin 6, lipopolysaccharide-binding protein and interleukin 10 in the prediction of risk and etiologic patterns in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: results from the German competence network CAPNETZ

Interleukin 6, lipopolysaccharide-binding protein and interleukin 10 in the prediction of risk and etiologic patterns in patients with community-acquired pneumonia: results from the German competence network CAPNETZ

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The aim of our study was to investigate the predictive value of the biomarkers interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin 10 (IL-10) and lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) compared with clinical CRB and CRB-65 severity scores in patient...

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Main Authors: Zobel Katrin, Martus Peter, Pletz Mathias W, Ewig Santiago, Prediger Michael, Welte Tobias, Bühling Frank
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Interleukin-6
Interleukin-10
LBP
CAP
Pneumonia
Biomarker
Cytokine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/12/6

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