Acute phase proteins for the diagnosis of bacterial infection and prediction of mortality in acute complications of cirrhosis

Acute phase proteins for the diagnosis of bacterial infection and prediction of mortality in acute complications of cirrhosis

Introduction. Bacterial infection is a frequent complication in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis and is related to high mortality rates during follow-up of these individuals. We sought to evaluate the diagnostic value of C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) in diagnosing infec...

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Main Authors: César Lazzarotto, M.D., Marcelo Fernando Ronsoni, Leonardo Fayad, Christiane Lourenço Nogueira, Maria Luiza Bazzo, Janaína Luz Narciso-Schiavon, Leonardo de Lucca Schiavon, Esther Buzaglo Dantas-Corrêa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-07-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Liver disease
Procalcitonin
C-reactive protein
Survival
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119313444

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