Elevated Plasma Stromal-Cell-Derived Factor-1 Protein Levels Correlate with Severity in Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Background. The aim of this study was to investigate differential changes in plasma levels of stromal-cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) before and after antibiotic treatment in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and observe the association between the severity of CAP and the plasma SDF-1 l...

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Main Authors: Ping-Kun Tsai, Ming-Ju Hsieh, Hsiang-Ling Wang, Ming-Chih Chou, Shun-Fa Yang, Chao-Bin Yeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/829706