Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is associated with severe sepsis and fatal disease in emergency room patients with suspected infection: a prospective cohort study.

Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is associated with severe sepsis and fatal disease in emergency room patients with suspected infection: a prospective cohort study.

<h4>Background</h4>Early diagnostic and prognostic stratification of patients with suspected infection is a difficult clinical challenge. We studied plasma pentraxin 3 (PTX3) upon admission to the emergency department in patients with suspected infection.<h4>Methods</h4>The s...

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Main Authors: Raija Uusitalo-Seppälä, Reetta Huttunen, Janne Aittoniemi, Pertti Koskinen, Aila Leino, Tero Vahlberg, Esa M Rintala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23341967/?tool=EBI

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