Procalcitonin and Neopterin in Infectious Diseases
Procalcitonin, a new inflammation parameter, has been shown to be markedly increased in patients with severe bacterial and parasitic infections, septic shock, and multiple organ failure. In contrast, in severe viral infections or inflammatory reactions of non-infectious origin (e.g. toxic acute resp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
1999-08-01
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| Series: | Pteridines |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/pteridines.1999.10.3.125 |