Serum Inflammatory Markers in the Elderly: Are They Useful in Differentiating Sepsis from SIRS?
Differentiating sepsis from other noninfectious causes of systemic inflammation is often difficult in the elderly. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of C-reactive protein (CRP), Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR), procalcitonin (PCT), and Interleukin-6 (IL-6) to identify elderly p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Acta Medica Iranica |
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| Online Access: | https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4783 |