Changes in plasma protein levels as an early indication of a bloodstream infection.

Blood culture is the primary diagnostic test performed in a suspicion of bloodstream infection to detect the presence of microorganisms and direct the treatment. However, blood culture is slow and time consuming method to detect blood stream infections or separate septic and/or bacteremic patients f...

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Main Authors: Pentti Kuusela, Mayank Saraswat, Sakari Joenväärä, Johanna Kaartinen, Asko Järvinen, Risto Renkonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5325609?pdf=render