Biomarkers to diagnose sepsis

Background: Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction that arises when a host responds insufficiently to an infection as bacteria enter the bloodstream. In recent years, SOFA scoring system has been used to identify poor organ functioning. Microbiological blood tests represent a gold standard i...

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Main Authors: Anja Žargaj, Peter Korošec, Franci Šifrer, Mitja Košnik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2018-01-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
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CrP
Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/2022