Sustained elevation of resistin, NGAL and IL-8 are associated with severe sepsis/septic shock in the emergency department.

Sustained elevation of resistin, NGAL and IL-8 are associated with severe sepsis/septic shock in the emergency department.

To identify biomarkers which distinguish severe sepsis/septic shock from uncomplicated sepsis in the Emergency Department (ED).Patients with sepsis underwent serial blood sampling, including arrival in the ED and up to three subsequent time points over the first 24 hours. Messenger RNA (mRNA) levels...

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Main Authors: Stephen P J Macdonald, Shelley F Stone, Claire L Neil, Pauline E van Eeden, Daniel M Fatovich, Glenn Arendts, Simon G A Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4208806?pdf=render

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