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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Slovenian Medical Association
2018-01-01
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Series: | Zdravniški Vestnik |
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Online Access: | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/2022 |