Pleural fluid soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 as a marker of bacterial infection: a meta-analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pleural infection is a common clinical problem. Its successful treatment depends on rapid diagnosis and early initiation of antibiotics. The measurement of soluble triggering receptor expressed in myeloid cells-1 (sTREM-1) level in p...

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Main Authors: Jiang Hong-Ni, Zhu Ying-Gang, Tao Li-Li, Summah Hanssa, Qu Jie-Ming
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/280