Beyond sepsis pathophysiology with cytokines: what is their value as biomarkers for disease severity?

Sepsis is a major challenge in medicine. It is a common and frequently fatal infectious condition. The incidence continues to increase, with unacceptably high mortality rates, despite the use of specific antibiotics, aggressive operative intervention, nutritional support, and anti-inflammatory thera...

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	Fernando A Bozza, Patrícia T Bozza, Hugo C Castro Faria Neto
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2005-03-01
Subjects:	sepsis biomarkers cytokines stratification
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762005000900037