Correlation of plasma osteopontin and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels with the severity and clinical outcome of pelvic inflammatory disease

Correlation of plasma osteopontin and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin levels with the severity and clinical outcome of pelvic inflammatory disease

Objective: To investigate the correlation of two important inflammatory biomarkers, plasma osteopontin and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), with the severity and outcome of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Materials and methods: Sixty-one patients with PID, including 25 patients...

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Main Authors: Yi-Torng Tee, Po-Hui Wang, Shun-Fa Yang, Hsiu-Ting Tsai, Shu-Kuei Lee, Jiunn-Liang Ko, Long-Yau Lin, Shiuan-Chih Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-06-01
Series:Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Subjects:
length of hospital stay
neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin
osteopontin
pelvic inflammatory disease
tubo-ovarian abscess
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